Overview
- U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman set a Tuesday hearing with live testimony after accelerating review of the Broadview processing center and ordering lead plaintiffs Pablo Moreno Gonzalez and Felipe Agustin Zamacona returned to Chicago.
- Plaintiffs represented by the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center allege deprivation of food, water, medical care, hygiene and private attorney calls, as well as coercion to sign paperwork they did not understand.
- Justice Department filings dispute those claims, asserting short-term custody with daily cleaning, foil blankets, bench-style sleeping areas and access to medical care and lawyers, while DHS says the allegations have fueled increased death threats against officers.
- The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order that would impose minimum space per person, require mats and clean bedding, mandate regular cleaning, set shower and toilet ratios with privacy, and provide a staffed phone line for legal representatives.
- Protests over Broadview have led to arrests and a disrupted village meeting on Monday night, and a separate lawsuit accuses federal agents of violating First Amendment rights through repeated use of tear gas and other weapons.