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Juan M.: Oak Park trustee says Border Patrol chief tackled him in eight-hour detention

Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz testified he was tackled and held for eight hours without explanation after protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, describing unsanitary conditions and shared shoes among detainees.

Oct 3, 2025Broadview, IL

Juan M.: Oak Park trustee says Border Patrol chief tackled him in eight-hour detention
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Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz was arrested outside the Broadview ICE facility on October 3, 2025, while protesting in a designated protest-free zone, and detained for about eight hours without being told why or what he was accused of. He testified on January 22, 2026, before the HART Truth-Telling Commission that then-Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino tackled him to the ground, that he was questioned by FBI agents without an attorney present, and that detainees had to share shoes taken from them during processing because conditions inside were unsanitary. Munoz said he was used as a backdrop for an interview Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gave to a social media influencer, calling it propaganda, and said tactics he has observed used recently in Minnesota are likely a preview of what could come to Illinois. He is pursuing legal action over his treatment, which prompted a joint press conference from Oak Park's elected bodies denouncing his arrest.

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