The amendment, filed by Alds. The measure was blocked from moving forward Wednesday through a parliamentary process that passed before any discussion took place β but not without passionate public comment from Chicago residents. Immigrant rights advocates and city officials critical of the measure argued the amendment would have devastating effects on Black and Brown communities and leave the city vulnerable to financial and legal consequences.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 35th. An ICE hold, also known as an immigration hold or immigration detainer, is a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to a jail to hold an arrested undocumented person for up to 48 hours after a scheduled release date.
However, this form of arrest is the only of its kind in the United States that does not involve a review by a judge or other neutral official, said Mark Fleming, associate director at the National Immigrant Justice Center. The oversight has left cities open to litigation, resulting in millions of dollars in damages paid out to immigrants.
Lopez on Wednesday did not explicitly say if he knew of the potential financial and legal liability before he filed his amendment, though he said he was aware of it. Some alderpeople who had opposed the amendment said they were not concerned if Lopez and Tabares came back with another version. Jessie Fuentes 26th.
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