15 Illinois Residents File Claims Against DHS Alleging They Were Victimized by Federal Agents During ‘Midway Blitz’
The claims seek damages for alleged excessive force, wrongful detention and other misconduct as claimants await a possible DHS response.
- On Thursday, 15 Illinois residents filed claims against the Department of Homeland Security, alleging excessive force and constitutional violations during 'Operation Midway Blitz' enforcement operations last year.
- The enforcement operation began across the Chicago-area last fall, marked by widespread clashes between demonstrators and federal agents that led to allegations of wrongful detention and excessive force.
- Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz, Harvard data scientist Kyle Frankovich, and Evanston attorney Jennifer Moriarty allege agents zip-tied and assaulted them without cause, with Frankovich reporting 'significant and lasting' nerve damage.
- Attorney Antonio Romanucci stated the residents seek accountability for 'wrongdoings' under the Federal Tort Claims Act; the Department of Homeland Security has six months to investigate before civil lawsuits can proceed.
- The American Civil Liberties Union announced 54 similar claims last month alleging constitutional violations during federal enforcement, while a Department of Homeland Security representative asserted agents are 'making American communities safer.
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* ICYMI: 15 Illinois Residents File Claims Against DHS Alleging They Were Victimized by Federal Agents During ‘Midway Blitz’. WTTW… Fifteen Illinois residents have filed claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act with the Department of Homeland Security, which allows those who have been injured by the “negligent or wrongful acts” of federal agents to seek [...]
15 Residents File Administrative Complaints Against Homeland Security For Midway Blitz Harms
CHICAGO — Fifteen U.S. citizens and legal residents alleging excessive force, wrongful detainment and other harms at the hands of federal immigration agents during last year’s Operation Midway Blitz have taken the first step to sue the Department of Homeland Security, their attorneys announced Thursday. “Those masked federal agents used our citizens, our clients, as punching bags,” said attorney Antonio Romanucci. “We are holding ICE accountable…
15 residents filed complaints against Homeland Security for Midway Blitz harms – Capitol News IL
In lieu of prosecutions, plaintiffs are suing agents under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a civil law that allows people sue to federal agencies to recover compensation from property damage, injury, death or emotional distress caused by negligence of federal employees.
Legal claims target DHS over alleged excess force, wrongful detention during Operation Midway Blitz
Attorney Antonio Romanucci announced on Thursday that his team has filed federal legal claims on behalf of 15 clients against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – alleging excessive force and wrongful detention during the escalation of immigration enforcement in Chicago last year.
Chicago-area residents begin claims process against federal government over 'Operation Midway Blitz'
Fifteen Chicago-area residents have begun the process of seeking financial damages from the federal government over actions taken during "Operation Midway Blitz."
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