Krishnamoorthi Announces State of the Union Guest: UIC Student Whose Father Was Detained at Broadview ICE Facility to Join the Congressman at Trump’s Address

SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today announced that Jaime, a University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) student and constituent whose father was detained for four days in inhumane conditions at the Broadview ICE facility - and then coerced into signing a "voluntary departure" form - will join him as his guest to President Donald Trump's February 24 State of the Union Address.

"Donald Trump can try to rewrite his record tonight, but communities across America are living with the consequences of militarized immigration operations that have terrorized families and left Americans dead," said Congressman Krishnamoorthi. "I'm bringing Jaime, a UIC student from my district, to the State of the Union because what happened to his father is part of a broader pattern of detainees being held in inhumane conditions, coerced into signing away their rights, and denied due process. Armed federal agents are carrying out operations in our neighborhoods without lawful restraint or accountability. I will continue working to end the Trump Administration's abuses, restore accountability, and fight for an immigration system that actually lives up to American values."

After federal agents seized Jaime's father in October 2025 during the Trump Administration's Operation Midway Blitz, he was taken to the Broadview ICE facility and held for four days in dangerously overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Packed into a windowless room with roughly 60 men, he was denied showers, forced to sleep on the floor or standing up, and watched multiple detainees taken away on stretchers. Despite repeatedly asking to see a judge and explaining that his children were alone after their mother's death, he was told only to sign a "voluntary departure" form - and ICE deported him the next day, even though his attorney had already secured an emergency hearing that could have halted his removal. Congressman Krishnamoorthi highlightedJaime's father's experience at Broadview at an October 24 House field hearing.

Congressman Krishnamoorthi has pursued aggressive oversight of ICE, CBP, and DHS throughout Trump's second term, including repeatedattemptsto inspect Broadview - one of which ended with ICE personnel threatening to call police to block his lawful oversight visit. He has pressed DHS leadership on abuses inside Broadview, the rise in coerced "voluntary departures," and ICE's deployment of armed teams into Chicago-area communities under Operation Midway Blitz. By bringing Jaime to the State of the Union, Congressman Krishnamoorthi is highlighting the human consequences of these policies and reaffirming his commitment to demanding transparency, exposing abuses, and restoring lawful and accountable immigration enforcement.