Rep. Norma Hernandez
Filed: 3/23/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4685 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4685 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding 
5Section 10-3.2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/10-3.2 new)
7    Sec. 10-3.2. Unlawful restraint for civil immigration 
8purposes.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Civil immigration enforcement" means the execution or 
11attempted execution of any arrests or detentions solely for 
12the objective of enforcing non-criminal federal immigration 
13laws. "Civil immigration enforcement" does not include actions 
14related to the enforcement of federal criminal charges or the 
15execution or attempted execution of a federal criminal 
16warrant.
 
 
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1    "Immigration agent" means:
2        (1) an agent of federal Immigration and Customs 
3    Enforcement, federal Customs and Border Protection, or any 
4    similar or successor agency; or
5        (2) any other individual employed by any other 
6    government agency to which the federal government has 
7    granted the authority to arrest or detain individuals or 
8    manage custody of detained individuals for purposes of 
9    civil immigration enforcement while acting in that 
10    capacity or conducting investigations or enforcement 
11    pursuant to that power.
12    (b) A person commits unlawful restraint for civil 
13immigration purposes when he or she knowingly:
14        (1) detains another person for the purpose of civil 
15    immigration enforcement;
16        (2) by force or threat of imminent force transfers 
17    another person from one place to another with the intent 
18    to detain the other person for civil immigration 
19    enforcement;
20        (3) by deceit or enticement induces another person to 
21    transfer from one place to another with intent to detain 
22    the other person for civil immigration enforcement; or
23        (4) uses a deadly weapon while detaining or 
24    transferring another person from one place to another with 
25    the intent to detain the other person for civil 
26    immigration enforcement.
 
 
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1    (c) This Section does not apply to any immigration agent 
2or other law enforcement officer.
3    (d) Sentence. A violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
4subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony. A violation of paragraph 
5(4) of subsection (b) is a Class 3 felony.".