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Officials Say ICE Violated State Law Detaining Man without Presenting a Warrant at Bridgeview Courthouse
Federal agents took two adults and a minor into custody, and officials said they did not show a warrant despite a state ban on courthouse civil arrests.
State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid said his office is investigating whether state laws were broken after a person was detained by ICE agents Wednesday at the Bridgeview Courthouse, according to a statement from his office. Last year, then-Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans signed an order barring the civil arrest in and around county courthouses, though judicial warrants can still be carried out. It’s backed by a state law signed in Decemb…