Federal immigration agents are targeting people at and near courthouses in Chicago despite county orders and state laws condemning civil arrests of court participants, officials said Thursday.
“It sends a really sick message that your pain will be used against you,” Illinois State Sen. Graciela Guzmán (D) said at a news conference. “We should all be horrified. Domestic violence court is not a hunting ground.”
Since the end of February, immigration agents entered or were present near Cook County courthouses at least five times—and four of those instances involved the Domestic Violence Courthouse, said Sharlyn Grace, Deputy Public Defender for ...
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