Immigrant jailed while waiting to testify in trial sues Will County Sheriff

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Immigrant jailed while waiting to testify in trial sues Will County Sheriff
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When he witnessed a high-speed car crash, Norberto Navarro-Torres rushed to help the injured and called 911. He agreed to testify in court against the driver who caused the crash, which killed a pregnant woman and her three children.

’s officers had him held in jail for two months and planned to turn him over to immigration officials after he took the stand, a violation of state law and Navarro-Torres’ civil rights, according to a lawsuit Navarro-Torres filed Thursday in federal court.

Sean Woulfe, 30, was speeding when he ran a stop sign and crashed into 29-year-old Lindsey Schmidt, who was pregnant, and her sons Kaleb, 1, Weston, 4, and Owen, 6. "In the past, I worked with on an ICE transfer," Rojek wrote in an email to ICE personnel. "This was a couple of years ago though, and more sanctuary nonsense laws have passed."

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