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Illinois law enforcement agencies overwhelmingly reported compliance with the first year of reporting requirements contained in the Way Forward Act, with 838 agencies submitting compliance reports and granting 1,402 U-visa or T-visa certification requests.
After the Way Forward Act banned ICE from detaining undocumented people in state jails last year, the agency began detaining undocumented Illinois residents in Wisconsin and other states.
The ruling paves the way for ICE and CoreCivic to renew their contract in the state.
Long-time Democrat strongman Jesús "Chuy" Garcia jumped into the race for Chicago Mayor, but donations from FTX are already dogging him.
McHenry County's legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law that bans counties from locking up immigration detainees in their jails.