CHICAGO (WLS) -- Following incidents at courthouses, hospitals and daycare centers, Illinois Gov JB Pritzker signed a sweeping bill into law on Tuesday.

HB 1312 is aimed at protecting immigrants from what the governor calls unjust enforcement.

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Illinois courthouses are now off-limits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents hoping to make an immigration arrest. Pritzker signed a bill into law that bars immigration enforcement inside or within 1,000 feet of a courthouse building.

"The idea that the Trump administration wants to prevent people from attending courts, doing their civic duty, and protecting public safety just boggles the mind," Pritzker said.

Since the Department of Homeland Security's Chicago-area immigration op

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