Broadview ICE Class Action Lawsuit Update

Yesterday, Magistrate Judge Laura McNally along with the attorneys for the plaintiffs took a tour of the ICE facility outside of Chicago. Seventeen minutes before the scheduled visit, the govt asked to accompany them on the tour. That request was denied as moot because of such little notice given to the court. I'm waiting for the results of that inspection to be filed on the court docket.

ICE is claiming that the facility surveillance video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 that the plaintiffs requested has been "irretrievably destroyed" and so they can't produce that evidence in accordance with discovery. That sounds like a cover-up effort to hide the evidence!

The lawsuit is based on violations of the First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Due Process, ICE policies, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). They are complaining about the inhumane living conditions, lack of access to legal counsel, denial to medical care, lack of food and water, and other basic human rights violations.

ICE intentionally makes things difficult for them to pressure them into signing self-deportation forms that they don't understand. That is despite a key rule that says, "The use of threats, coercion, or physical abuse by the designated immigration officer to induce a suspect to waive his or her rights or to make a statement is prohibited."

The lawsuit says that when detainees make requests for basic essentials, ICE officers respond with "threats, abuse, or contempt." They say they were "being belittled or ignored by officers when they asked for food and water." "When people asked for necessities, officers would insult detainees or make light of their suffering." One detainee says, "She saw a man who was very ill and appeared to be having a heart attack. The officers at Broadview laughed at him and made light of his medical emergency."

In the latest Joint Status Report, they have agreed to hold a hearing on the preliminary injunction on December 17th. Here is the court docket for Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem, Case 1:25-cv-13323:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832522/moreno-gonzalez-v-noem-secretary-us-department-of-homeland-security/?order_by=desc