US EditionAdvocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit
- On Friday, Illinois advocates including the ACLU of Illinois and MacArthur Justice Center sued federal authorities, alleging `inhumane and torturous` conditions at the Broadview processing facility in Broadview, Ill.
- Amid months of scrutiny, advocates say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents denied private attorney calls and barred members of Congress, faith leaders and journalists, creating a `black box`.
- Lawyers and relatives describe Broadview as a de facto detention center holding up to 200 people at a time without access to legal counsel, and Alexa Van Brunt said agents coerced detainees into signing paperwork they did not understand.
- Attorneys accuse ICE, Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection of violating detainees' constitutional rights and seek court-ordered facility improvements, while DHS dismissed claims and ICE and DHS did not immediately respond Friday.
- Protesters gathered outside the Broadview processing facility on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, and a separate lawsuit by a coalition of news outlets alleges agents used tear gas as U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered badges, banned riot-control tactics and required body cameras.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Winston-Salem JournalSuit alleges 'inhumane' conditions
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Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Advocates sue over “black box” ICE facility in Broadview, claim detainees denied counsel, basic careCapitolFax.com
* WTTW… Detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in suburban Broadview have been blocked from speaking with legal counsel and subjected to “inhumane” conditions during their incarceration, a new lawsuit alleges. The suit, brought on behalf of Broadview detainees Pablo Moreno Gonzalez and Felipe Agustin Zamacona by the MacArthur Justice Center and the ACLU [...]
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsBroadview ICE facility a ‘black box’ where immigrants denied access to lawyers, medicine, lawsuit claims
For months, immigrants held at the federal Broadview ICE facility have been describing terrible conditions they've experienced: overcrowding, poor food, nowhere to sleep, isolation from the outside world — including no access to legal counsel.On Thursday, immigrants rights lawyers and advocates filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s top immigration enforcement officials, on behalf of two men and everyone who’s been jailed in the immi…
The Billings Gazette
Sioux City JournalSuit alleges ‘inhumane’ conditions
CHICAGO — Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility.
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