ICE contractor detained immigrant mother and baby at O'Hare hotel
Jun 5, 2025·Location: Chicago, IL
Country of origin: Colombia

Valentina Galvis and her seven-month-old U.S. citizen son were detained by ICE contractor MVM Inc. at a Sonesta hotel near O'Hare Airport for five days in June after being apprehended at Chicago's immigration court. During their detention, Galvis was denied access to phone calls, her location was falsely listed as Washington, D.C., and she was kept in a hotel suite with guards monitoring her at all times.
Sources
- ICE contractor locked an immigrant and her baby at an O’Hare hotel for five days
injusticewatch.org·Aug 7, 2025·archived copy
- ICE contractor locked an immigrant and her baby in an O’Hare hotel for 5 days
Chicago Sun-Times·Aug 15, 2025·archived copy
- Mother And Baby Held In Hotel Room For Five Days By ICE Contractor
parriva.com·Aug 14, 2025·archived copy
- ICE CONTRACTOR LOCKED A MOTHER AND HER BABY IN A HOTEL ROOM FOR FIVE DAYS
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