The suit alleges former ICE detainees were threatened to be put in the 'hole,' 'suffer serious harm' or deported.
The lawsuit, filed by former Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, alleges they were threatened by McHenry County jail employees to be put in the"hole,""suffer serious harm" or deported if they did not perform"janitorial labor."
The violations are alleged to have been made under the federal Trafficking Victims Protections Act, which in part, protects people from being exploited by being forced, defrauded or coerced into"compelled labor." The ruling assumes the facts in the complaint are true and allows the lawsuit to move forward, he said.
They are seeking class-action status and asking for at least $5 million in damages for current and past detainees, according to the lawsuit. The next steps in the lawsuit involve a factual investigation, depositions of inmates, jail guards, officials and other witnesses, and eventually a jury trial at the federal courthouse in Rockford.
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