As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws – Capitol News IL

In 2023 and 2024, over a dozen Illinois counties and cities passed non-sanctuary laws or resolutions, explicitly stating that they don’t intend to welcome undocumented immigrants. “We had a clear mandate from our voters that they wanted us to react with the more ‘Trump way’ of handling these immigration issues,” said Drew Muffler, chairman of the Grundy County Board. “We didn’t want to find ourselves financially on the hook to have to provide accommodations (for incoming migrants).”

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