Thanas
People arrive at a town hall meeting against the proposed Joliet immigrant detention center Thursday, December 13, 2012, at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Social Hall in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Abel Sanchez, 22, of Joliet, holds a sign against the proposed Joliet immigrant prison as people arrive for a town hall meeting December 13, 2012, at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Social Hall in Joliet. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Joliet City Manager Thomas Thanas in August proposed that the city enter into an agreement with the federal government on an immigrant detention center. News of the city’s interest in the detention center surfaced in late October, and Thanas has described the effort since then …