Chicago Mother Sues ICE Contractor That Jailed Her And Her Baby In A Hotel Room

Chicago Mother Sues ICE Contractor That Jailed Her And Her Baby In A Hotel Room

This story was first published in partnership between Injustice Watch and The Intercept, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Sign up for The Intercept’s newsletter. CHICAGO — After being detained for five days in an airport hotel, a mother filed suit against a longtime Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor on behalf of herself and her now 23-month-old son,…

'Five terrifying days': Scathing lawsuit details disturbing claims against ICE contractor

A longtime ICE contractor working under the Trump administration is accused of confining a mother and her U.S. citizen baby in an airport hotel room for five days — to make a profit.Valentina Galvis’ disturbing claims were revealed in a new lawsuit, alleging MVM Inc. and hotel giant Sonesta worked together to turn a hotel room into a detention cell, according to a report in The Intercept. “Even now, when I go out, I get very nervous, and I feel …

Mother Sues ICE Contractor for Jailing Her and Her Baby in a Hotel Room

The lawsuit alleges that the ICE contractor MVM and the Sonesta hotel chain detained the family for profit.