Overview
- Sheriff Dale Schmidt filed a $1 million federal defamation suit Friday against Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi and Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison over public claims that she was detained by ICE and taken to Dodge County Jail.
- Schmidt presented records he says contradict the story, including DHS surveillance timestamps showing a 56‑minute stop at O’Hare, hotel check-in near the airport, a Slinger gas station sighting, and a drop-off at a Beaver Dam hotel.
- The sheriff said there is no booking or transfer record for Naqvi in Dodge County and he has referred the matter to the FBI and Illinois State Police, while noting no Wisconsin criminal charges are available.
- Morrison said he could not comment on pending litigation and Naqvi did not respond to inquiries, as DHS and local checks previously reported finding no evidence of prolonged O’Hare custody or Broadview ICE detention.
- CBS News reported that such a suit by a sheriff is rare because public officials must prove actual malice in defamation cases, a high legal bar that could shape how agencies answer high-profile claims in the future.