When he witnessed a high-speed car crash, Norberto Navarro-Torres rushed to help the injured and called 911. He agreed to testify in court against the driver who caused the crash, which killed a pregnant woman and her three children.
For his trouble, Will County Sheriff’s officers had him held in jail for two months and planned to turn him over to immigration officials after he took the stand, a violation of state law and Navarro-Torres’ civil rights, according to a lawsuit Navarro-Torres filed Thursday in federal court.
