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Three Illinois teens detained by ICE after traffic stop, state officials investigate police role

Jun 10, 2026 · Morrisonville, IL

Three Illinois teens detained by ICE after traffic stop, state officials investigate police role

Three teenagers from Collinsville, Illinois—16-year-old Jesus Alexis Cruz and 19-year-olds Hector Cruz Sanchez and Jonathan Godoy—were detained by ICE on June 9, 2026, after a traffic stop by Morrisonville Police for a vehicle licensing violation. After the vehicle was towed and the teens left at a gas station, ICE agents took them into custody. Cruz was transported to a juvenile detention facility in Texas; Sanchez and Godoy were sent to Ste. Genevieve Detention Center in Missouri. Illinois state officials, including the Attorney General's office, State Rep. Katie Stuart, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, and candidate Marsie Geldert-Murphey, have begun investigating whether the police's involvement violated the state's TRUST Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting federal immigration enforcement.

Timeline

Jun 10, 2026Illinois state officials and representatives began investigating whether police involvement in the detention violated the state's TRUST Act
Jun 9, 2026Three teens stopped by Morrisonville Police for vehicle licensing violation; vehicle towed and teens detained by ICE agents afterward; Cruz transported to juvenile detention in Texas; Sanchez and Godoy sent to Ste. Genevieve Detention Center in Missouri

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