ICE, Chicago and Tenant Protection

Landlords Fined $80K for Threatening to Call ICE on Chicago Tenants
An Illinois circuit court judge has ordered Chicago landlords to pay former tenants $80,000 after they threatened to report the tenants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in June 2020.
Illinois landlords ordered to pay former tenants $80K after threatening to call ICE
A judge ordered a pair of landlords to pay $80,000 to tenants they had threatened to call immigration enforcement on amid a rent dispute in 2020.
Chicago landlord to pay $80K for threatening to call ICE agents on tenants
The law prohibits landlords from threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement and harassing or evicting tenants based on immigration status
Chicago landlord must pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE on tenants
A Chicago landlord has been instructed to pay more than $80,000 to a tenant couple after he threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them. Marco Antonio Contreras and his wife, Denise Contreras,
Chicago landlord ordered to pay $80k for threatening to call ICE on tenants, a first under 2019 state law
An Illinois circuit court judge ordered a Chicago landlord last month to pay $80,000 to former tenants after threatening to call ICE on them during a verbal dispute in June of 2020, according to
Chicago landlord ordered to pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE on tenant, a first under 2019 state law
A judge ordered a Chicago landlord last month to pay $80,000 to former tenants after the landlord threatened to call ICE on them during a verbal dispute in June 2020, according to court documents. The case is the first to reach a judgment under the state’s 2019 Immigrant Tenant Protection Act,
Perverse: Landlord Couple Ordered to Pay $80,000 for Threatening to Help ICE Find Illegals
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund will receive an $80,000 payout after representing an illegal immigrant couple whose former Chicago landlords threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on them.
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ICE Says It Will Reveal Who Was Arrested In Chicago ‘As Soon As Possible’ — Which Might Be Never
More than a month after much-publicized sweeps in Chicago, ICE still won’t say who they rounded up, what they’ve been ...
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The latest ICE arrest in Chicago shows how people are wrongfully perceiving the problem with illegal immigrants
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. The law enforcement veteran explains why protesting the arrest of this “innocent dad” is pointless – […] ...
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From Trump's electoral win to now: Chicago's sanctuary city status tested amid ICE arrests
Since President Trump returned to the White House, his administration has moved swiftly to enact a large-scale immigration enforcement agenda, with Chicago emerging as a key battleground.
Fear of ICE arrests keeping customers at home, immigrant-owned businesses in Aurora say: ‘The streets were so lonely’
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sparking fear and hurting business in Aurora’s immigrant community, local ...
A Chicago-Sized Iceberg Breaks Loose and Scientists Are Tracking Its Wild Journey
A massive iceberg, nearly the size of Chicago, has broken away from the George VI Ice Shelf and embarked on a wild journey along Antarctica’s coastline. Satellite images reveal its dramatic escape, ...
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Chicago Landlord Fined $80K for Threatening Tenants with ICE
A Chicago landlord was fined $80,000 after threatening to call ICE on tenants. The lawsuit was filed under Illinois' ...