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Paris, Illinois Rallies Around Cafe Co-Owner Detained by ICE After Indianapolis Stop

Paris, Illinois Rallies Around Cafe Co-Owner Detained by ICE After Indianapolis Stop

October 18, 2026 Paris, IL Chicago Tribune (via Pantagraph) Detention
Jose Fiscal Belli, 32, co-owner of Main Street Cafe in Paris, Illinois, was detained on July 21 after Indiana State Police stopped him over a parking issue outside a government building in Indianapolis and handed him to federal immigration agents. He was held at the Oldham County Jail in La Grange, Kentucky, and faces deportation. The town, which voted heavily for Trump, has rallied behind him.