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HB4685 • 2026
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT CIVIL IMMIG
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UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT CIVIL IMMIG
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT CIVIL IMMIG
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Full Text of HB4685 Home Legislation Full Text HB4685 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4685 Introduced , by Rep. Norma Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/10-3.2 new Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful restraint for civil immigration enforcement. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly and without express legal authority from an immigration agent: (1) detains another for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement; (2) by force or threat of imminent force transfers another person from one place to another with the intent to detain the other person for civil immigration enforcement; (3) by deceit or enticement induces another person to transfer from one place to another with intent to detain the other person for civil immigration enforcement; or (4) uses a deadly weapon while detaining or transferring another person from one place to another with the intent to detain the other person for civil immigration enforcement. Provides that the offense does not apply to any immigration agent. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony, except when the person uses a deadly weapon while detaining or transferring another person from one place to another with the intent to detain the other person for civil immigration enforcement, a violation is a Class 3 felony. LRB104 19430 RLC 32878 b A BILL FOR HB4685 LRB104 19430 RLC 32878 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding 5 Section 10-3.2 as follows: 6 (720 ILCS 5/10-3.2 new) 7 Sec. 10-3.2. Unlawful restraint for civil immigration 8 enforcement. 9 (a) As used in this Section: 10 "Civil immigration enforcement" means the execution or 11 attempted execution of any non-criminal arrests or detentions 12 ordered or authorized by an immigration agent. "Civil 13 immigration enforcement" does not include actions related to 14 the enforcement of federal criminal charges, or the execution 15 or attempted execution of a federal criminal warrant. 16 "Express legal authority" means clear oral or written 17 instructions from an immigration agent granting an individual 18 employed or otherwise acting on behalf of an immigration 19 agency the authorization to detain or transfer a specific 20 individual. 21 "Immigration agent" means an agent of federal Immigration 22 and Customs Enforcement, federal Customs and Border 23 Protection, or any similar or successor agency, or any other HB4685 - 2 - LRB104 19430 RLC 32878 b 1 individual with the power to arrest or detain individuals or 2 manage custody of detained individuals for purposes of civil 3 immigration enforcement while acting in that capacity or 4 conducting investigations or enforcement pursuant to that 5 power. 6 (b) A person commits unlawful restraint for civil 7 immigration enforcement when he or she knowingly and without 8 express legal authority from an immigration agent: 9 (1) detains another for the purpose of civil 10 immigration enforcement; 11 (2) by force or threat of imminent force transfers 12 another person from one place to another with the intent 13 to detain the other person for civil immigration 14 enforcement; 15 (3) by deceit or enticement induces another person to 16 transfer from one place to another with intent to detain 17 the other person for civil immigration enforcement; or 18 (4) uses a deadly weapon while detaining or 19 transferring another person from one place to another with 20 the intent to detain the other person for civil 21 immigration enforcement. 22 (c) This Section does not apply to any immigration agent. 23 (d) Sentence. A violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 24 subsection (b) is a Class 4 felony. A violation of paragraph 25 (4) of subsection (b) is a Class 3 felony. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn