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City of Chicago Still Obeys Immigration Detainers Even as Courts Around the Country Find Them Unconstitutional

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Chicago City Hall (Source: Yelp)

Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance continues to turn certain immigrants over to ICE, leaving many immigrants without protection and the city vulnerable to lawsuits for violations of constitutional rights.

Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2017.  Under Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, Chicago Police officers can hold certain immigrants past their release date in response to detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Chicago maintains this practice of jailing immigrants beyond the time…

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