In the face of constant raids from federal agents on Latino individuals in Chicagoland, State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes voted to pass legislation that establishes that certain areas, like daycares, hospitals, courthouses, and more, cannot be subject to unregulated federal agent intervention, allowing residents to patronize these essential locations without fear. House Bill 1312 would allow Illinois residents to bring civil actions against any person who deprives them of their constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, or Section 2 or Section 6 of Article 1 of the Illinois Constitution. The bill would establish enhanced punitive damages for particularly egregious conduct, such as concealing identity with masks, failing to identify as law enforcement, not using body cameras, or deploying crowd-control weapons. It also would strengthen the Illinois Whistleblower Act to protect those who report violations and creates a 1,000-foot safe zone around courthouses with significant penalties for violations, including $10,000 in statutory damages. House Bill 1312 passed the Senate on Thursday.