Broadview Mayor Applauds ICE Detention Center Restrictions Bill

BROADVIEW, IL — Mayor Katrina Thompson of the Village of Broadview today praised Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford (D-Maywood) for their leadership in sponsoring and passing House Bill 5024, legislation that restricts the location of federal immigration detention centers across the State of Illinois.

The Illinois House approved the measure 72–35, followed by the Senate with a 39–17 vote. The bill now heads to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk for his signature.

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Under the provisions of HB 5024, a detention center facility may not be located, constructed, or operated within 1,500 feet of the property boundaries of any school, day care center, day care home, cemetery, public park, forest preserve, public housing, private residence, or place of religious worship, regardless of address. The protections established by the legislation apply prospectively. Existing facilities, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center currently operating in Broadview, are not affected.

The state legislation builds directly on action taken by the Broadview.

In January 2026, the Village adopted its own municipal ordinance restricting the location of detention facilities within its borders—a proactive measure designed to blunt any effort by the Trump Administration to expand ICE’s footprint in the 8,000-person community.

Mayor Thompson and the Village’s General Counsel, Michael Del Galdo, subsequently partnered with Speaker Welch to draft the statewide legislation, ensuring that the protections pioneered in Broadview could extend to communities across Illinois.

“Speaker Welch and Senate Majority Leader Lightford have demonstrated exactly the kind of principled, community-centered leadership that Illinois families deserve,” said Thompson. “Thanks to their advocacy, no Illinois community will be forced to absorb a detention facility in the shadow of its schools, its churches, or its homes. I am profoundly grateful to both leaders for transforming a local stand into a statewide shield.”

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