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Immigrant rights groups gathered Thursday to demand the immediate release of a Chicago grandmother detained by ICE during a routine check-in earlier this week.
The Brief
- Advocates are demanding the immediate release of Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda, a longtime Chicago resident detained by ICE during a routine check-in on Wednesday.
- Chavez Pineda, a mother and grandmother with no criminal record, had been under electronic monitoring and appeared at the appointment with her attorneys.
- Immigrant rights groups say her detention is part of a troubling pattern of surprise arrests during ISAP check-ins.
BROADVIEW, Ill. – Immigrant rights groups gathered Thursday to demand the immediate release of a Chicago grandmother detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine check-in earlier this week.