The Illinois Senate has advanced a bill to prohibit jails in Illinois from housing ICE detainees and severely limit local law enforcement from working with federal immigration agents. Senate Bill 667 — which is being called the “Illinois Way Forward Act” — was passed 36-19 on Friday. The bill says that no law enforcement agency […]
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McHenry County Sheriff says ACLU distorted judge’s reason for releasing ICE detainee
The recent release of an ICE detainee from the McHenry County Jail was because of uncertain deportation deadlines, not because of unsanitary conditions, McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim said, disputing an ACLU statement. A lawsuit was filed on April 17 in federal district court in Chicago on behalf of Souleymane Dembele and Muhammad Taufiq Butt. […]
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2nd ICE detainee released from McHenry County Jail following lawsuit
A second ICE detainee being held in the McHenry County Jail has been released after a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU due to COVID-19 concerns. The lawsuit was filed on April 17 in federal district court in Chicago on behalf of Souleymane Dembele and Muhammad Taufiq Butt. The suit was seeking immediate, temporary release […]
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ICE detainee dies after being held at the McHenry County Jail, authorities say
A Mexican man being held in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the McHenry County Jail in Woodstock died Tuesday at an area hospital, federal authorities said. Roberto Rodriguez-Espinoza, 37, was pronounced dead by medical staff at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to ICE officials. […]