Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions

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Illinois advocates sue federal authorities over “inhumane” conditions at ICE facility

Illinois advocates filed a class action lawsuit against federal authorities on Friday over alleged “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility, claiming violations of detainees’ constitutional rights and federal regulations. The plaintiffs’ lawyers – the MacArthur Justice Centre, the ACLU of Illinois, and the Chicago office of law firm Eimer Stahl – allege that federal authorities have violated the Fifth Amendment Due Pr…

Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions

CHICAGO — For several weeks in September and early October, highly publicized protests in the small suburb of Broadview roughly 12 miles west of Chicago focused attention to a little-known facility operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions - Mahomet Daily

by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois November 1, 2025 Article Summary A lawsuit alleges the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview is a “black box” where detainees are denied access to counsel while held in squalid, overcrowded cells. Though the processing facility is only supposed to hold people for a maximum of 12 hours, many have been held for days on end, receiving very little foo…