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Illinois' law ending immigration detention in 2022 hits snag - khqa.com

Illinois will effectively end immigration detention and strengthen protections limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents under a plan signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (WICS/Blueroom)
Illinois will effectively end immigration detention and strengthen protections limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents under a plan signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (WICS/Blueroom)

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' plan to end federal immigration detention in the New Year has hit another legal snag.

Under a law signed in August, local governments can't sign new agreements with federal immigration authorities and must end old ones to detain immigrants.

The three counties with such contracts faced a Jan. 1 deadline.

One center in downstate Pulaski County has already transferred or released detainees, but two others involved in a lawsuit have a temporary extension to Jan. 13 while the case is being appealed.

After the lawsuit was dismissed last month, a federal judge issued a stay Thursday.

Immigrant rights activists call the law, historic but others are critical saying ending contracts creates new complications such as moving detainees farther from family and legal help.



source: https://khqa.com/newsletter-daily/illinois-law-ending-immigration-detention-in-2022-hits-snag-01-03-2022

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