U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been spotted in Forest Park, as recently as Oct. 13 — Forest Park resident Betty Alzamora said at a village council meeting held that evening.
“As early as this morning, we had confirmed presence of ICE in Forest Park,” Alzamora said during public comment. She’s a volunteer advocate with PASO West Suburban Action Project, co-leading the rapid response team, and is co-lead for the near west suburbs for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. “We had two abductions in River Forest in late September. Last weekend, I personally worked in two cases of abductions in the Melrose Park area, and this is on top of the continued presence that we see across the city, on the northwest side and in the far south suburbs.”
Alzamora shared the information as a way to advance her discussions with Forest Park government officials about updating the village’s welcoming resolution language and adding signage in the village that restricts ICE from certain areas. Alzamora and other Forest Parkers created a petition asking for those updates in August…