Illinois Governor JB Pritzker remains firm in his opposition to certain federal actions, particularly those affecting his state’s largest city, Chicago. His latest move involves signing a new law, HB 1312, which aims to limit the reach of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in specific areas.

Governor Pritzker had previously voiced his disapproval when former President Donald Trump deployed a small group of National Guard troops to Chicago following a surge in violence in October. Now, with HB 1312, he is further asserting state-level autonomy by enacting policies that could complicate ICE operations.

The newly signed law restricts ICE activities around sensitive locations such as courthouses, hospitals, university campuses, and daycare centers. Moreover, it empowers individuals to sue if they believe their constitutional rights have been infringed upon by ICE officers.

This law takes effect immediately, reflecting Pritzker’s commitment to safeguarding certain communities within Illinois.

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Governor Pritzker just signed a law doubling down on sanctuary-city policies — blocking civil immigration arrests in courthouses, hospitals, schools, daycares, and other ‘sensitive locations,’ while giving immigrants the legal right to sue federal agents for alleged rights violations.

Meanwhile, Illinois taxpayers are footing the bill — for legal defenses, administrative costs, and emergency services — all while residents’ needs take a back seat. This is unfair, and it’s not sustainable.

The law will shield illegal immigrants from ICE  near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses, and daycare centers. As the tweet above notes, it also gives people the right to sue officers if they believe their constitutional rights were violated. 

It goes into effect immediately.

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JB, like his California counterpart Gavin Newsom, continues to blast Trump and anyone who thinks illegal immigration is, in fact, illegal, while both ignore the fact that their own states are in decline and residents don’t feel safe (because they’re not). They continue to paint the president as a cold-hearted monster when he is just trying to clean up the massive mess left by sanctuary cities and Joe Biden’s “let everyone in!” immigration policies.

Pritzker:

“With my signature today, we are protecting people and institutions that belong here in Illinois. Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending your classes should not be a life-altering task,” said Pritzker in a press release. “Illinois — in the face of cruelty and intimidation — has chosen solidarity and support. Donald Trump, [DHS Secretary] Kristi Noem, and [senior Border Patrol official] Gregory Bovino have tried to appeal to our lesser instincts. But the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.”

He puts on quite the high and mighty act, but he ignores the huge number of women and girls who were victims of sex trafficking as they made their way to Biden’s open border, the criminal illegals who have killed young victims like Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray, the truck drivers with commercial driver’s licenses that never should have been issued getting into horrific accidents… the list goes on.

GOP Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15) says the governor’s actions are a betrayal of the Prairie State:

— Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) December 10, 2025

The White House had its own opinion of the matter:

“If Pritzker the Slob focused on fixing crime in his own state instead of defending criminal illegal aliens, Illinois residents would be much safer,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Cracking down on crime and deporting dangerous criminal illegal aliens should not be a partisan issue, but Democrats suffering from TDS are trying to make it one, all at the expense of the Americans they are elected to serve.”

What Pritzker also forgets is the American people, who voted for this president in large part due to his vow to do something about the disaster Ole Joe left behind. Like Newsom, when JB uses the word “cruel” over and over, he is just describing himself.

Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left’s lies, new legislation wasn’t needed to secure our border, just a new president.