Illinois advocates sue over ‘torturous’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#7154E)
Agents allegedly denied people held at Broadview private calls with attorneys and blocked lawmakers and journalists
Illinois advocates sued federal authorities on Friday over alleged inhumane and torturous" conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility.
Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and journalists from entering the building.
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