Class-action lawsuit challenges ‘inhumane’ conditions at Broadview ICE facility
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Broadview federal immigration facility, alleging inhumane conditions and violations of detainees’ constitutional rights, and could impact over 1,000 individuals.
BROADVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged “inhumane” conditions at the Broadview federal immigration facility. Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with…
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Protesters in Chicago are calling for an investigation into the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, amid concerns about potential increases in ICE agents and the deployment of the National Guard to the city. The Broadview facility is used to detain migrants before their transfer…
BROADVIEW, Ill. (WGN) — With signs in hand and chants echoing through the streets, immigrant rights groups and supporters rallied Sunday to shut down the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, which they claim functions in the shadows of injustice. The facility has traditionally been used to process…