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CBS News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
NYC officials lead "ICE Watch and Accompaniment" effort at federal immigration court. Here's what it means.
New York City officials and advocates went to federal immigration court Thursday to protect people they say are getting "unlawfully kidnapped" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. It's an effort they call "ICE Watch and Accompaniment." Father begs federal authorities to release daughter Marco Chipantiza stood outside immigration court, where he believes his 20-year-old daughter, Joselyn, has been held since she was detained at a routine hearing on June 24. "What I'm asking is that the authorities listen to me as a human being, as a desperate father who doesn't know what to do," he said in Spanish. Chipantiza said the little he's heard from his daughter has been about terrible conditions. "Sleeping on the floor, not being fed, with the same pants and shirt that she was kidnapped out of her court hearing last Tuesday," he said in Spanish. Advocates translating for the family say Joselyn is a student in Brooklyn who came to the city from Ecuador for a better life. "They said that they cannot return safely to their country because they have been persecuted," an advocate said. CBS News New York reached out to ICE about Joselyn's case, but has not yet heard back. "It's actually lawlessness that we are seeing from ICE" Meanwhile, inside federal immigration court, detainments continue. Immigrant advocates and elected officials were on hand to make sure those who were taken into custody know their rights. State Sen. Julia Salazar and City Councilmember Alexa Avilés are leading the charge. "These are people that are following a legal process that the immigration system has asked them to follow, right? They're coming in for appointments and regardless of whether they're even given another hearing, they're being kidnapped and detained," Avilés said. On Monday, the City Council passed an additional $33.6 million in funding for pro-bono legal services. They say the need for legal support has only increased with President Trump's immigration crackdown. "Many of you were at those rallies in cities and communities across the country when the president spoke about his commitment to removing violent, illegal criminals and anyone who has broken our nation's immigration laws from American communities," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on June 11. "This is not about legal immigration enforcement. At this point, it's actually lawlessness that we are seeing from ICE, that we're seeing from the Trump administration," Salazar said. NYC public advocate holds rally in support of immigrants Separately, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams held what he called a "This Is America" rally in Foley Square. The group condemned what it calls Trump's anti-American threats against immigrants ahead of Independence Day. "To our immigrant communities, to the children of our immigrants, to the grandchildren of our immigrants, Independence Day is a declaration of purpose and a commitment to progress. We, whether they want to hear it or not, are America," Williams said.
Chicago Tribune
01-04-2025
- Health
- Chicago Tribune
Josselyn Center opens larger Waukegan healthcare facility; ‘This is a big upgrade with a lot of possibilities'
Roughly half the Josselyn Center's 8,000 clients in Lake and northern Cook counties live in the Waukegan area, and the 74-year-old organization is more than tripling the size of its local facility to accommodate them. Opening its first Waukegan office on Washington Street in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, Josselyn CEO and President Susan Resko said providing in-person mental health care was a challenge. As needs in the community mounted and more people came to the facility, Resko said the number of clients getting help in Waukegan grew to around 4,000 of the approximately 8,000 individuals benefitting from Josselyn's services. A medical facility, not an office, was required. 'This is the right kind of place to serve our clients,' Resko said of the new building. 'It is designed to be both a medical and therapeutic facility, not an office space. It's our own building, where we can provide the healthcare services needed.' The Josselyn Center officially opened its new healthcare facility on March 24 at the northwest corner of Genesee and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan to offer a wide range of medical and therapeutic services for northern Lake County. Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor, who was at the grand opening ceremony last week, said the enlarged and modernized Josselyn location fills a purpose that is complementary to other services already offered in the downtown area. 'This has brought much-needed mental health services to our city,' Taylor said. 'It will bring 50 people working into our downtown. It will help them do family therapy. There will be room for their own people to go to de-stress.' Starting in Northfield in 1951, Resko said the organization's headquarters is now in Northbrook, though there is still a Northfield location. There are also facilities in Highland Park and Grayslake. Offering therapy, counseling, services from a psychologist on staff or — if medication is needed — psychiatry offering a full-service program, according to the organization's website. Nurses are available, as well as others to handle case management. Open to anyone who has a need, Resko said operating in Waukegan and other parts of northeast Lake Country like North Chicago and Zion, the Josselyn Center offers services many others do not. Downtown Waukegan is accessible to people who rely on public transportation. 'We help lower the barriers to access treatment to people who might not have a car or prefer not to drive,' Resko said. 'We accept people on Medicare and Medicaid, and have a sliding scale (of fees) based on income eligibility.' Making it clear the Josselyn Center is an outpatient facility, Resko said if hospitalization is needed, the appropriate personnel from Joselyn will make a referral. Leaving its former 10,000-square-foot location on Washington Street, Resko said the 37,000-square-foot new building not only offers significantly more space, but enables Josselyn staff to create a facility made specifically for its needs. 'This is a big upgrade with a lot of possibilities,' Resko said. 'The size of the rooms were designed to address our needs. It was a shell inside which we were able to mold to our purposes. We've designed it for our specific needs.' Among the attributes of the building's design, Resko said the walls provide the necessary soundproofing for privacy. There is also room for the staff — including mental health professionals — to take needed breaks between clients. Another benefit of the additional space is are areas for group counseling and play therapy for children. Whether playing on their own or engaging in a board game with a therapist, youngsters — unlike many adults — communicate through actions. 'Children converse through their play and their interaction with their counselor,' Resko said. 'By seeing how they express themselves, it helps determine what development is appropriate. They demonstrate their emotions through their play.'
