"Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and journalists from entering the building. Such actions have created essentially a black box they say has allowed authorities to act with impunity."
"Agents have also allegedly coerced people held at the processing center to sign paperwork they don't understand, leading them to unknowingly relinquish their rights and face deportation, according to the lawsuit. Alexa Van Brunt, the director of the MacArthur Justice Center's Illinois office and lead attorney for the lawsuit, said members of the public are being kidnapped off the streets, packed in hold cells, denied food, medical care, and basic necessities, and forced to sign away their legal rights."
Advocates filed a lawsuit against federal immigration authorities over alleged inhumane and torturous conditions at the Broadview processing facility. The complaint alleges ICE agents denied detainees private attorney calls and blocked members of Congress, faith leaders, and journalists from entering, creating a closed environment that enabled impunity. The filing alleges agents coerced detainees into signing paperwork they did not understand, causing unwitting relinquishment of rights and deportations. The complaint describes people being taken off the streets, packed into hold cells, and denied food, medical care, and basic necessities. Legal filings claim violations of Fifth Amendment due process and First Amendment access to counsel and request court-ordered improvements.
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