IllinoisIllinois law bars detention centers near homes and community places
Illinois law bars certain immigration detention centers from being located, built, or run within 1,500 feet of homes and other community places.
What it does
An immigration detention center may not be located, built, or run within 1,500 feet of schools, child care sites, cemeteries, parks, forest preserves, public housing, private homes, or places of worship.
Argument forKeeping detention centers farther from homes, schools, and other community places could reduce how close they are to residents and children.
Argument againstThe distance rule could narrow where government and federal immigration agencies can place or run detention centers.
More detail
A detention center may not be located, built, or run within 1,500 feet of listed community places. The rule covers facilities used to hold people for immigration reasons, process them for deportation, or temporarily hold them while their citizenship status is decided. It covers facilities controlled by government or a federal immigration agency, including contractors doing immigration enforcement work for such an agency. The law took effect when it became law on August 7, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Aug 7Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0786Latest
- Aug 7Effective Date August 7, 2026
- Aug 7Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 1Passed Both Houses
- Jun 1Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000Passed Senate
- Jun 13/5 Vote Required
- May 31Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 22Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
- May 14Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- May 14Second ReadingMinor
- May 6Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Do Pass Executive; 009-004-000
- Apr 28Assigned to ExecutiveMinor
- Apr 10Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- Apr 10Placed on Calendar Order of First ReadingMinor
- Apr 10Arrive in SenateMinor
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- Apr 8Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- Apr 8Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Apr 8Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- Apr 8Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-035-002Passed House
- Apr 8Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 8House Floor Amendment No. 1 AdoptedMajor
- Apr 8Recalled to Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Apr 8House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000Minor
- Apr 8House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 8House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" WelchMinor
- Apr 7Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 7Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 25Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- Mar 25Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 25Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-003-000
- Mar 13Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- Mar 12Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- Feb 11Assigned to Executive CommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 10First ReadingMinor
- Feb 4Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" WelchIntroduced
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