Illinois is trying to restrict the construction of ICE detention centers. Advocates say it’s a good first step

IL Senate committee approves bill restricting ICE detention center locations – WAND (Decatur)

This plan states detention and processing facilities cannot be located within 1,500 feet of any home, apartment complex, school, daycare center, public park, or church.

Illinois is trying to restrict the construction of ICE detention centers. Advocates say it’s a good first step

As federal immigration enforcement activity intensified in the fall, United Church of Rogers Park Pastor Hannah Kardon visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, to protest ICE activity. Since then, she said she has visited the facility a few dozen times. She said she “saw how devastating (the facility) was for the... The post Illinois is trying to restrict the construction of ICE detention centers. Advocate…