Illinois SR 588: MEMORIAL - BARBARA M. WILSON

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SR0588LRB104 19055 ECR 32500 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, In response to the terrorist attacks on September 

311, 2001, the United States Congress passed the Homeland 

4Security Act, which abolished the Immigration and 

5Naturalization Service, replacing it with the Department of 

6Homeland Security (DHS), and included the establishment of the 

7Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, now known as 

8U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and

9 WHEREAS, According to the ICE website, "Congress granted 

10ICE a unique combination of civil and criminal authorities to 

11better protect national security and public safety in answer 

12to the tragic events on 9/11. Leveraging those authorities, 

13ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and 

14public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of 

15federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and 

16immigration"; and

17 WHEREAS, Even prior to the reelection of Donald Trump as 

18President of the United States in 2024, ICE has had a troubled 

19history, which has been criticized by both sides of the 

20political spectrum, and has been mired in controversy by using 

21its funding to detain immigrants in egregiously inhumane 

22conditions and deport immigrants with little to no due process 

23or consideration for their familial and community ties to the 

SR0588- 2 -LRB104 19055 ECR 32500 r

1United States; and

2 WHEREAS, ICE has long had a culture of abuse and has been 

3referred to as an unaccountable agency that has treated 

4detained individuals, including children, inhumanely, 

5bordering on crimes against humanity; and

6 WHEREAS, On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed 

7numerous immigration-related Execut