An Illinois Democrat wants to make sure immigration enforcement officers who joined the agency during Donald Trump’s era can’t become cops in her state.
State Senator Laura Fine has filed a bill in the wake of the killing of Minnesota woman Renee Good by an ICE agent last week, which would bar officers from being hired as state or local law enforcement officials in her state if they joined the federal agency under the current leadership.
‘ICE is out of control, and Donald Trump must be held accountable as communities like ours and across the country are torn apart by fear and violence,’ Fine told the Evanston Roundtable, a local news outlet in Illinois.
‘These officers are complicit in the president’s authoritarian campaign, and we must do everything in our power to stop it while preventing further violence and loss of life,’ Fine added.
The Illinois legislator has previously championed legislation to curb ICE’s authority, including a measure to bar the agency from conducting operations in ‘sensitive’ locations, including schools, hospitals, and daycares.
Democrats have also made moves to limit ICE’s power elsewhere across the country as well.
In Tennessee, Democrat Representative Gabby Salina has introduced a bill, which would bar ICE from conducting operations at schools and churches.
Salinas herself immigrated from Bolivia to Memphis as a child.
Illinois State Senator Laura Fine, seen in an image posted to her instagram account, has filed a bill to prevent ICE agents from being hired to law enforcement positions in her state
A federal agent holds a crowd-control weapon, following an incident where a civilian’s car was hit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 12, 2026
‘What’s happening in other cities potentially can happen here in Memphis, and I don’t want us to lose a life or have these adverse events in schools where kids are supposed to be learning,’ Salinas said.
She also noted that ‘the Republican electorate has been very receptive’ to the bill, noting the ‘difference between elected Republicans and the electorate.’
In the wake of the shooting, ICE has claimed Good deliberately drove her burgundy SUV at agents, but witnesses dispute that version, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calling it ‘bulls**t’.
Witnesses of the incident claimed Good and her wife, Rebecca, were allegedly acting as legal observers and filming the protest when she was shot.
State and local officials demanded ICE leave Minnesota after Good’s death. But President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said her immigration enforcement agents are not going anywhere.
Previous Daily Mail reporting uncovered lax vetting of ICE officers as the Trump administration aimed to hire 10,000 agents by the end of 2025.
Since the intense recruitment campaign began last July, 584 recruits had failed out of the academy as of December 1, according to records reviewed by the Daily Mail.
Over the same period, the figures show that 558 agents had graduated, and another 620 were still in training.
The outrage over the fatal ICE shooting has also ensnared future funding for Noem’s DHS in Washington as Democrats are seeking stricter oversight of the agency.
Despite these tensions, negotiators have recently signaled renewed optimism that a formal spending agreement can still be reached, potentially by this weekend.
