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State Week: New Illinois immigrant protection law likely to face a legal challenge

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Brian Mackey
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NPR Illinois

On this episode, we talk about a new law in Illinois that places limits on where immigration enforcement agents can detain people. It also gives those who believe their constitutional rights have been violated legal recourse.

But it's unclear if the measure will withstand a lawsuit from the Trump Administration, which is likely.

We'll also consider former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's request to the president for a pardon.

And a discussion on Indiana's efforts at congressional redistricting.

Host Sean Crawford is joined by Professor Emeritus Charlie Wheeler and Chicago Tribune Political Writer Dan Petrella.

The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.