Overview

• The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay on Chavez Pineda’s removal order while her asylum appeal is pending
• Chavez Pineda has no criminal record and has complied with all requirements, including electronic monitoring with an ankle bracelet
• Attorneys say ICE agents instructed them to leave before detaining her, and she has been sleeping on the floor of the Broadview processing center where she remains in custody
• More than 9,000 people have signed a petition demanding Chavez Pineda’s release, and immigrant rights groups and elected officials have held protests outside the processing center
• Her arrest was one of at least ten carried out by ICE in Chicago during routine check-ins, a practice advocates say disproportionately targets individuals with final removal orders