Judge to Decide on Alleged ICE Violations in Chicago
- A federal judge will rule on whether federal agencies illegally arrested individuals during the Trump administration's immigration efforts in Chicago, as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
- The Department of Homeland Security announced over 1,000 arrests under Operation Midway Blitz, aimed at targeting illegal aliens in Chicago and Illinois.
- The National Immigrant Justice Center claims some arrests violated a 2022 consent decree regarding warrantless immigration arrests, including cases involving families and individuals without criminal records.
- Mark Fleming from NIJC stated that the ruling could significantly impact ICE arrest practices, arguing that there are pressing legal concerns about probable cause documentation.
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Judge to Decide on Alleged ICE Violations in Chicago
A federal judge is scheduled to decide whether federal agencies illegally arrested and detained dozens of individuals during the Trump administration's recent efforts to curtail illegal immigration in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. In September, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Midway Blitz, which aimed to "target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor [JB…
Federal judge in Chicago to rule on alleged ICE violations in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
CHICAGO — In the most significant legal challenge to the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago, civil rights groups have alleged federal immigration agencies have illegally arrested and detained dozens of people, including some U.S. citizens, without probable…
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