Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the Republican-controlled state Legislature from redrawing congressional district boundaries to the GOP’s advantage ahead of next year’s midterm election.

Texas Democrats are in Illinois to block a vote on a new congressional map that aims to shore up Republicans power in Congress.

We are safe, we are secure, and we are undeterred,” said caucus leaders after police searched the hotel where some of the lawmakers who had fled Texas were staying.