The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has reported the loss of two weeks of surveillance footage from its Bridgeview Detention Center in Illinois, only a day after it was sued for alleged abuse of detainees.
ICE attributes the loss to a 'system crash,' but lawyers representing the plaintiffs and advocates argue that the agency, with its massive funding, has the resources to preserve important records. The footage, they say, could show critical evidence of mistreatment immediately preceding the lawsuit filed on 30 October 2025.
