summary
Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, representation by the public defender in immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office and to those of county residents with immigration cases outside of the county unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation beyond those limits (rather than limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation outside the county).
AI Summary
This bill amends the Counties Code to expand the public defender's role in immigration cases for counties with over 3 million residents, specifically Cook County. Currently, public defenders can represent noncitizens in immigration cases within the county's geographical boundaries, but the bill broadens this scope to include immigration cases being heard both within and outside the county's boundaries, as long as they involve county residents. The bill allows public defenders to provide this representation without fees and with the county board's concurrence, but requires explicit authorization from the county board to represent individuals in immigration cases beyond the current limits. This change gives public defenders more flexibility in supporting immigrant residents by potentially allowing representation in immigration proceedings that may occur outside the county's immediate geographical boundaries.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (21)
Omar Aquino (D)*,
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D)*,
Jaime Andrade (D),
Dee Avelar (D),
Javier Cervantes (D),
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Edgar González (D),
Graciela Guzmán (D),
Barbara Hernandez (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Mattie Hunter (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Thaddeus Jones (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Robert Peters (D),
Karina Villa (D),
Celina Villanueva (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Ann Williams (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0225 (on 08/15/2025)
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...