Three Illinois teens detained by ICE after traffic stop, state officials investigate police role
Jun 10, 2026·Location: Morrisonville, IL

Three teenagers from Collinsville, Illinois—16-year-old Jesus Alexis Cruz and 19-year-olds Hector Cruz Sanchez and Jonathan Godoy—were detained by ICE on June 9, 2026, after a traffic stop by Morrisonville Police for a vehicle licensing violation. After the vehicle was towed and the teens left at a gas station, ICE agents took them into custody. Cruz was transported to a juvenile detention facility in Texas; Sanchez and Godoy were sent to Ste. Genevieve Detention Center in Missouri. Illinois state officials, including the Attorney General's office, State Rep. Katie Stuart, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, and candidate Marsie Geldert-Murphey, have begun investigating whether the police's involvement violated the state's TRUST Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting federal immigration enforcement.
Timeline
Sources
- Illinois officials seek answers after ICE detains 3 Collinsville teens
thetelegraph.com·Jun 12, 2026·archived copy
- fox2now.com
- Collinsville teens ‘kidnapped’ by ICE while on the way to work in central Illinois
stlpr.org·Jun 10, 2026·archived copy
- 3 Collinsville teens detained by ICE, Nikki Budzinski says
thetelegraph.com·Jun 10, 2026·archived copy
- Three Illinois teens arrested by ICE | Illinois Public Media
will.illinois.edu·Jun 15, 2026·archived copy
- Small-town Illinois traffic stop scrutinized after ICE detains teens
thetelegraph.com·Jun 11, 2026·archived copy
- Then ICE arrived: Inside the rural Illinois traffic stop that upended 3 immigrants' lives
nprillinois.org·Jul 2, 2026·archived copy
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