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Democratic state lawmakers condemned aggressive immigration enforcement actions, but it remains uncertain whether their words will translate to legislative action during the fall session.

One proposal would prohibit civil immigration arrests inside and around courthouses under the state’s jurisdiction. Another would tweak the state’s TRUST Act.

Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters that lawmakers “may be able to make tweaks to the law to protect people better in the state,” but he cautioned that “there are limits to what a state can do.”

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) – Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday condemned aggressive immigration raids that in recent weeks have resulted in v

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