HB 5164 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:56:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg HB 5164 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Illinois Democrats Pass “Name Change” Bill to Protect Illegal Immigrants https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/01/illinois-democrats-pass-name-change-bill-to-protect-illegal-immigrants/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:00:31 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=28497 Written by David E. Smith

Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly just passed HB 5164 in the Illinois Senate by a vote of 33 to 16. This bill, which passed in the Illinois House back on April 18, 2024 by a vote of 67-39, will make it almost impossible to find illegal immigrants with a criminal history and/or those who have committed crimes while on American soil, for the purpose of deportation.

In response, Illinois State Senator Neil Anderson (R-Aledo), posted the following information on his Facebook page:

Today, I joined my Senate Colleagues for a press conference following the passage of House Bill 5164 – a name change bill – that enables people, including illegal immigrants the ability to change their name merely based on their word without verification documents supporting their identity.
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