
Illinois bans jails from housing immigrants facing deportation
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
February 23, 20223m 49s
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Show Notes
The Illinois Way Forward Act, which took effect in January, bans local county jails from renting out beds to the federal government to detain immigrants facing deportation. Xanat Sobrevilla with Organized Communities Against Deportations, speaks on the implementation of the new law. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: María Inés Zamudio