Illinois Statutes Chapter 5. General Provisions § 805/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. In this Act:

“Citizenship or immigration status” means all matters regarding citizenship of the United States or any other country or the authority to reside in or otherwise be present in the United States.

“Civil immigration warrant” means any document that is not approved or ordered by a judge that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration enforcement purpose. “Civil immigration warrant” includes Form I-200 “Warrant for the Arrest of Alien”, Form I-203 “Order to Detain or Release Alien”, Form I-205 “Warrant of Removal/Deportation”, Form I-286 “Notice of Custody Determination”, any predecessor or successor form, and all warrants, hits, or requests contained in the “Immigration Violator File” of the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. “Civil immigration warrant” does not include any criminal warrant.

“Contact information” means home address, work address, telephone number, electronic mail address, social media information, or any other personal identifying information that could be used as a means to contact an individual.

“Immigration agent” means an agent of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or successor agency.

“Immigration detainer” means a request to a State or local law enforcement agency to provide notice of release or maintain custody of an individual based on an alleged violation of a civil immigration law, including detainers issued under Sections 1226 or 1357 of Title 8 of the United States Code or 287.7 or 236.1 of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations. “Immigration detainer” includes Form I-247A “Immigration Detainer--Notice of Action” and any predecessor or successor form.

“Law enforcement agency” means an agency of the State or of a unit of local government charged with enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the State.

“Law enforcement official” means any individual with the power to arrest or detain individuals, including law enforcement officers, corrections officers, and others employed or designated by a law enforcement agency. “Law enforcement official” includes any probation officer.