A press conference was held at River Park after two people were detained by ICE at a nearby homeless shelter. Credit: Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago
NORTH PARK — Federal immigration agents detained and then released two people Tuesday outside a homeless shelter in Budlong Woods, according to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
About 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at the family shelter at 3034 W. Foster Ave., said Andre Gordillo, director of the family support network for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
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“People who have nowhere else to go should have access to shelter and other lifesaving services without fear of detainment.”
Arturo HernandezSenior Attorney, Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness
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