Faith Leaders Allowed Daily Access to Broadview ICE Facility Under New Agreement

Regular pastoral visits resume at ICE facility near Chicago after judge’s order

Michael Okinczyk-Cruz, executive director of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, described the visits as "very meaningful" for detainees.

Agreement allows daily pastoral access at Illinois ICE facility, faith leaders say

A Chicago-based Catholic and Christian advocacy group said it has struck a deal allowing “daily pastoral visits” to a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois. [...]

Faith Leaders Allowed Daily Access to Broadview ICE Facility Under New Agreement

Faith Leaders Allowed Daily Access to Broadview ICE Facility Under New Agreement Matt Masterson Tue, 05/19/2026 - 14:02 Religious leaders will be allowed to provide spiritual care to detainees held at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview under a new agreement reached this month. Community leaders from the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership announced they reached an agreement with ICE and the Departmen…

Chicago clergy resume daily ministry at ICE facility after court order - The Dialog

CHICAGO — Clergy and religious have begun ministering daily to those being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago — for now — after almost a year of trying to have regular visits. Groups from the Chicago-based Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership started going daily to the ICE processing facility in Broadview May 15, following a federal judge’s preliminary injunction in April. The temporary order pro…