AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Aurora has passed an ordinance banning federal agents from using city property to arrest immigrants without a warrant.

A vote was unanimous in favor of the ordinance during a special meeting Wednesday night.

The city is latest among local communities who have passed or are considering similar laws. However, there are questions about how effective these new laws are.

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Late last month, federal agents were checking out a car parked on in the lot of an Aurora public school when activists questioned them. Ruben Morales says the agents then started beating him and took him into custody.

"They didn't even tell me I was being arrested or anything," Morales said. "They just threw me in handcuffs."

The school distric

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