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Key Surveillance Footage Lost Amid ICE Detention Lawsuit

11/19/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security said nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview Detention Center in Chicago has been irretrievably destroyed.
The claim comes amid a class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane detention conditions, including overcrowding and poor sanitation.
Plaintiffs' lawyers say the footage is vital and urge DHS to disclose videos.
The ACLU of Illinois seeks clarification from DHS because ICE has not commented.

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The Department of Homeland Security said nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview Detention Center in Chicago has been irretrievably destroyed.
The claim comes amid a class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane detention conditions, including overcrowding and poor sanitation.
Plaintiffs' lawyers say the footage is vital and urge DHS to disclose videos.
The ACLU of Illinois seeks clarification from DHS because ICE has not commented.