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Residents urge McLean County Board to investigate ICE activity outside courthouses and reaffirm Illinois Trust Act protections
Summary
Multiple residents and students urged the county board to seek documentation of sheriff's office cooperation with ICE, to audit I‑247 detainers, and to reaffirm protections in the Illinois Trust Act to preserve access to courts for immigrant residents.
A series of public commenters at the McLean County Board meeting pressed elected officials to investigate and restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near local courthouses, saying the presence of agents is deterring community members from accessing courts and services.
Community members and university students urged the board to ask the sheriff's office and the Justice Committee to review interagency collaborations with ICE, to release records of jail holds and Form I‑247 detainers, and to reaffirm compliance with the Illinois Trust Act.
"This presence directly threatens the accessibility of the immigrant community to due process," said Giselle Ortiz, a…
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