Yesterday a person was detained by ICE inside the Bridgeview Courthouse, violating a state law that bars federal agents from detaining people with civil warrants or without warrants at courthouses, according to officials.
This leaves many asking, who will hold ICE accountable? And why aren’t they?
Many blue states aren’t prosecuting crimes committed by federal agents during targeted immigration enforcement campaigns.
ICE agents detained a man at Bridgeview’s courthouse Wednesday, telling sheriffs they had a warrant but never showing one.
Arrests on civil warrants are barred by state law at courthouses, prompting questions of if the detainment violates it — and if so, who will hold them accountable.
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chicago.suntimes.com
ICE agents arrested a man at the Bridgeview courthouse Wednesday, and told sheriffs they had a warrant but didn't present one. State law signed in December bars federal agents from detaining people wi...
