State Establishes Panel to Track Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Families

Governor JB Pritzker created Illinois Accountability Commission under Department of Human Rights.
Commission investigates civil-rights abuses linked to federal immigration enforcement.
Three missions: document abuses, assess family impacts, recommend harm prevention.
Ruben Castillo chairs commission; Patricia Brown Holmes is vice chair.
Appointees include Aurora Austriaco and Susan R. Gzesh.
Findings will support legal actions and accountability.
State collected hundreds of videos and accounts for legal use.
Order follows Little Village incident involving ICE/CBP activity.
Michael Rodriguez reported eight detained for seven hours with license plate tampering.
Rodriguez stated residents have right to observe ICE/CBP activity.
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