Crime & Justice · Nov 8, 2026ICE Watch: Illinois woman granted bond after 15-month ‘unreasonably prolonged’ stay in ICE detention facility

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Where These Stories Happened

1. Memphis, Tennessee; 2. Aurora, Colorado; 3. Marble Hill, New York

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Detention & Deaths

Illinois woman granted bond after 15-month ‘unreasonably prolonged’ stay in ICE detention facility

A federal judge Friday ordered the release of a Round Lake mother and green card holder who has been in ICE custody for more than a year, ruling that her time spent in detention “had become unreasonably prolonged and violated her due process rights.”

If the Department of Homeland Security does not appeal Powers’ decision, Siemionkowicz is allowed to leave Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she has been housed since August 2025. “But I’m not surprised that Beata found a sympathetic ear, and that the circumstances surrounding her arrests were taken into account in her favor.”^[1]

“I’m a bit surprised, just given how immigration court can feel rigged against the immigrant in this administration,” said Hirsh Joshi, an attorney with ACLU of Illinois, which is representing her.
— as reported by Chicago Tribune

Federal judges ordered their release from Aurora’s detention center. ICE was waiting outside to re-arrest them.

When Alex walked out of the Aurora immigrant detention center last month, freed by a judge’s order after more than a year inside, he heard someone yell his name.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been lying in wait for him, he said. They cuffed his hands, and one of them elbowed him in the leg. He was put into a vehicle and, after a short drive, returned to the facility he had thought he was leaving behind.^[2]

Courts & Lawsuits

ICE contractor GEO Group in Aurora reaches settlement in lawsuit alleging forced labor of detainees

GEO Group has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed more than 10 years ago alleging that its Aurora, Colorado, detention facility violated forced labor statutes.

The lawsuit alleged that the facility violated the state's minimum wage and forced labor laws by paying detainees $1 a day to work at the facility, sometimes under threat of solitary confinement. It was filed in 2014 on behalf of former detainees Alejandro Menocal, Marcos Brambila, Grisel Xahuentitla, Hugo Hernandez, Lourdes Argueta, Jesus Gaytan, Olga Alexaklina, Dagoberto Vizguerra, and Demetrio Valegra. The detainees said they were used to do janitorial work.^[3]

Bronx Shelter Showdown, Judge Orders NYC to Hand ICE Names of Residents With Serious Criminal Histories

A federal judge has ordered New York City to turn over the names and birth dates of Bronx homeless shelter residents with certain serious criminal histories to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, dealing a setback to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration in a legal fight over the city's sanctuary protections.

Kaplan compelled Mamdani's administration to comply with the subpoena on Friday, according to Politico, which reported that the request includes the names and birth dates of homeless men living at the Bronx site. The outlet reported that the federal investigation centers on whether anyone living at the shelter is in the country illegally and subject to deportation. ICE has since narrowed its request to residents with certain serious criminal histories, the New York Daily News reported, and agreed to the appointment of a special master to gather and hand over only those names.^[4]

Raids & Arrests

ICE Raid at South Valley Construction Site, Albuquerque

An unmarked SUV accelerated past a pickup truck, braked to cut it off, and at least six men in tactical gear marked “Police ICE” rushed into homes under construction on Rosemary Court near Coors and Sage roads SW in Albuquerque's South Valley on Thursday.

Nearby residents watched the scene unfold and pulled out their phones to film it, capturing footage that has since spread widely online. According to the New Mexico Political Report, federal agents in unmarked vehicles descended on the neighborhood construction site in Bernalillo County's South Valley that day. The outlet reported that at least one Hispanic man was seen removed in handcuffs as the scene played out in front of residents who watched and filmed.^[5]

Federal Plaza ICE Arrests and the 2026 NYC Midterm Vote

For almost a year, ICE agents have arrested immigrants in courthouse hallways at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, separating families and leaving children in tears, while enforcement operations also reached New York City streets.

The period included a shooting in Marble Hill, Manhattan, a hunger strike in New Jersey and the arrest of a sitting mayoral candidate. Advocates said the effects of enforcement were part of the backdrop to Tuesday’s midterm elections. A Pastor's Ministry Becomes a Courthouse Watch Rev. Eduardo Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor at Saint Peter's Church in Midtown Manhattan, has made accompanying immigrants central to his ministry since he became pastor in 2020, according to Religion News Service.^[6]

Oversight & Policy

Raman, L.A. leaders join in condemnation after ICE officers reportedly detain two near Boyle Heights hospital

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Set us as preferred – Federal immigration agents reportedly detained two people late Friday night near an anti-ICE demonstration at a Boyle Heights hospital. – “What happened last night at this hospital was an affront to the wishes of the American people and the people of Los Angeles,” says Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman.^[7]

– Video shared on social media shows officers pinning one person, accused of “assaulting a federal agent,” onto the sidewalk.
— as reported by Los Angeles Times

Attorneys drop suit seeking ‘meaningful’ attorney access to ICE field offices

QuickTake: The decision to drop the lawsuit comes after a federal district judge denied a preliminary injunction, stating that attorneys have been able to access clients.

CLEAR Clinic, a legal organization that was a plaintiff in the lawsuit, pledged to continue to fight for “due process for all.” Portland-based Innovation Law Lab filed the notice of voluntary dismissal after U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken last month denied a request for a preliminary injunction.^[8]

They filed the lawsuit on behalf of the legal organization, CLEAR Clinic, a community advocacy group, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, and an individual identified as Leon X. “Although we have chosen to voluntarily dismiss our lawsuit following the court’s disappointing denial of our preliminary injunction, the case succeeded in exposing the severe, systemic barriers ICE creates to block access to justice for our community members,” Leni Tupper, executive director of CLEAR Clinic, based in Portland, said in a statement to Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
— as reported by Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Primary Records

Check the government’s own records directly:

• ICE detainee death reporting (ICE’s own notices)
• DHS Office of Inspector General reports
• ICE online detainee locator

References

1. Chicago Tribune. Illinois woman granted bond after 15-month ‘unreasonably prolonged’ stay in ICE detention facility. ↩
2. The Denver Post. Federal judges ordered their release from Aurora’s detention center. ICE was waiting outside to re-arrest them. ↩
3. CBS News. ICE contractor GEO Group in Aurora reaches settlement in lawsuit alleging forced labor of detainees. ↩
4. Hoodline. Bronx Shelter Showdown, Judge Orders NYC to Hand ICE Names of Residents With Serious Criminal Histories. ↩
5. Hoodline. ICE Raid at South Valley Construction Site, Albuquerque. ↩
6. Hoodline. Federal Plaza ICE Arrests and the 2026 NYC Midterm Vote. ↩
7. Los Angeles Times. Raman, L.A. leaders join in condemnation after ICE officers reportedly detain two near Boyle Heights hospital. ↩
8. Lookout Eugene-Springfield. Attorneys drop suit seeking ‘meaningful’ attorney access to ICE field offices. ↩

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