BROADVIEW, Ill. - The Oak Park Township Trustee who was arrested in Broadview said he was held for 12 hours and wasn’t allowed to contact a lawyer.
He was released without charges.
What we know:
Trustee Juan Muñoz and others described a rapid escalation and the use of force when the Border Patrol chief showed up.
Muñoz said he was protesting peacefully when he came face to face with Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, who said to him, "You’re under arrest."
Bovino was seen tackling multiple protesters.
"I was pulled down to the ground and ordered detained by federal agent Greg Bovino," said Muñoz.
Muñoz said what was worse, was seeing inside the processing center, how detainees are treated.
"What I witnessed inside that detention center was alarming. Detainees were kept in un