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ICE picks up random Latino man who was born in Chicago while buying a pizza

ByChicagocrimechaser

A routine pizza run turned into a nightmare for Julio Noriega, a 54-year-old U.S. citizen born in Chicago, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents surrounded him, handcuffed him, and detained him for hours without a warrant. The incident, which occurred on January 31 in Berwyn, is one of at least 22 cases cited in…

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Chicago Landlord Ordered to Pay $80,000 After Threatening to Call ICE on Tenants

ByChicagocrimechaser

A Chicago landlord has been ordered to pay $80,000 to former tenants after threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on them during a verbal dispute in June 2020. The ruling marks the first judgment under Illinois’ 2019 Immigrant Tenant Protection Act, according to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF),…