Illinois banned private immigration detention facilities during President Donald Trump's first term. Local governments are also not allowed to enter into contracts to house people facing deportation ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signaled he was open to testifying before a Republican-led congressional committee on the state’s so-called sanctuary policies for protecting immigrants, but hadn’t ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has been summoned to testify at a Congressional hearing about the state's "sanctuary" laws to ...

The story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father of three and a protected resident who was deported and imprisoned in El Salvador while accused of being a gang member, has taken center stage amid an ...

Gov. Pritzker says a congressional hearing on sanctuary states is more about politics than policy—but he’s not ruling out testifying.

Illinois hosts one of the largest international student populations in the nation, ranking fifth, with more than 55,000 international students, according to a 2024 Open Doors report.

Illinois students, including those studying in Springfield, have had their international visas canceled. They are among hundreds of students across the U.S facing such action in recent weeks.

ICE turned over convicted criminal Tomas Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba, former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Mexican authorities at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is “evaluating” a request from the Republican chairperson of the U.S. House Oversight Committee ...

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.