ADVISORY: Commissioner Kevin Morrison, Community Leaders and Candidates to Host Press Conference at Broadview Demanding Answers about Sunny Naqvi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2026
Media contact: press@kevinmorrisonforcongress.com
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Kevin Morrison, community leaders and candidates from across Chicagoland are demanding answers following the detainment of US citizen Sunny Naqvi by ICE. A press conference will be held on Sunday, March 8th at 2pm at the Broadview ICE Detention Center, 1930 W. Beach St.
Sunny Naqvi, the sister of a close personal friend of Morrison’s, was detained along with two other US citizens and three Green Card holders following their return from an international work trip on Thursday, March 5th at O’Hare. Naqvi was eventually released in the early morning hours of March 7th from a Detention Facility in Dodge County, WI.
Morrison will introduce Naqvi at the press conference tomorrow, which will also include Kat Abughazaleh, Congressional Candidate in IL-09, Reed Showalter, Congressional Candidate in IL-07, and Demi Palecek, State Representative Candidate in IL-HD13. Leaders are demanding answers and accountability from DHS.
ABOUT KEVIN
Kevin Morrison is a Cook County Commissioner and candidate for Congress. In 2018, he made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ and youngest-ever Commissioner, as well as the first Democrat to represent his district after beating the incumbent who was also Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. On the Board, Kevin has been a leader on mental health, small business, the environment, public safety, and tenants’ rights. Kevin has delivered results for working families and marginalized communities.
Kevin was raised in Elk Grove Village, where he attended public schools before graduating from DePaul University in 2013 and UIC Law School in 2024. Kevin Morrison is running for Congress to fight for working people in Illinois and our shared values.
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