Oswaldo Pirela, the minor league catching coordinator for the Padres, was detained by ICE at the El Paso International Airport early Sunday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is threatening to have Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart criminally charged. In letters obtained by the ABC7 I-Team, ICE requested Sheriff Dart serve immigration subpoenas.
The circumstances surrounding the latest death at a privately run immigration detention center mirrors that of a Chicago business owner who died under similar circumstances at an ICE facility, the ABC7 I-Team found.
A 21-year-old pregnant mom has been detained, along with her infant son, for over a month at the family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, her family says.
Burke Law Group has 26 employees across eight offices, according to its website.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 51,000 individuals in July, according to sources familiar with the data.