Missing from traffic court — because ICE arrested them first

Missing from traffic court — because ICE arrested them first

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. It seemed, at first, to be a typical day in traffic court. A steady flow of people trickled in and out of […] The post ICE deported them. Cook County prosecutors still want them arrested for missing court. appeared first on Chicago Reader.

ICE deported them. Cook County prosecutors still want them arrested for missing court.

Key takeaways Cook County prosecutors are requesting warrants for the arrest of noncitizens who failed to show up to their misdemeanor traffic court hearings because they had already been arrested by federal immigration agents. Injustice Watch has identified eight people who couldn’t show up for their court dates on misdemeanor traffic charges in Cook County between June 2025 and April 2026 because they had been arrested by federal immigration …