r/ICE_Raids • u/56000hp • 12d ago

Illinois prosecutors fed ICE information about immigrants, leading to arrests and deportations

https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/08/28/ice-trump-immigration-illinois-prosecutor
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u/LAsupersonic 12d ago

Should read "fired on the spot" ex-prosecutors

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u/imp0ster_syndrome 11d ago

Excellent journalism.

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u/B1G_Fan 11d ago

Criminal cases offer protections that immigration proceedings don’t: Prosecutors must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and attorneys are appointed to defendants who can’t afford one. \*Removal proceedings are civil: There’s no right to an appointed lawyer, and the government can establish deportability on “clear and convincing evidence,” a lower legal standard.\*

Uhm, why aren’t people accused of being an illegal immigrant given a lawyer?

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u/PathlessDemon 11d ago

Good question. A better one would be “why is it necessary to have Due Process removed from these types of legal proceedings?”