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Carol Stream residents urge village board to bar ICE from using police property; no ordinance vote
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Carol Stream village board that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used village-controlled property, urged the board to adopt an ordinance banning such use under the Illinois Trust Act, and warned of legal and community harms; the board took no immediate action and approved a consent agenda by omnibus vote.
Carol Stream — Dozens of residents used the meeting’s listening post on Dec. 15 to urge the Village of Carol Stream Board of Trustees to adopt a clear policy prohibiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using village‑controlled property, saying such use undermines public trust and may conflict with the Illinois Trust Act.
"I am here to speak on behalf of families in Carol Stream who are deeply affected by your decision to allow immigration and customs enforcement ICE to use the police department's parking lot at least twice," said Lisonbee Gavlin, who identified herself as a resident of Addison and a supporter of families harmed by enforcement actions. Gavlin told the board that residents have experienced detentions and parents taken from children, and that the presence of ICE has produced anxiety, depression and fear in neighborhoods.
Other commenters recounted local incidents…
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