Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
- On Wednesday, a federal judge in Chicago ordered improvements at the Broadview immigration facility, requiring clean bedding, hygiene supplies and medications for 14 days.
- Detainees told the court that conditions were 'inhuman,' prompting a federal judge in Chicago to reconvene at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday for a temporary restraining order.
- During a preliminary injunction hearing, attorneys introduced videotaped footage entered at the hearing showing Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino grabbing, tackling a man and tossing tear gas, which Bovino denied as reportable force.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis has already ordered federal immigration agents to wear badges, banned certain riot-control tactics, and required body cameras after criticizing officials for ignoring earlier orders, though an appeals court blocked a briefing order.
- Justice Department lawyers accused protesters of threatening officers, while witnesses and protesters described unprovoked pepper ball and tear gas use, and Juan Munoz, Oak Park Township Trustee, said he was detained eight hours.
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Judge Robert Gettleman ordered the authorities to improve conditions in detention center, a version that the Department of Homeland Security rejected.
Judge issues temporary restraining order against DHS for Broadview ICE facility conditions – ABC7 (Chicago)
Among several other requirements, each Detainee shall be furnished with adequate supplies of soap, towels, toilet paper, oral hygiene products (including toothbrushes and toothpaste) and menstrual products for women Detainees; Defendants shall provide showers for each Detainee at least every other day; and each Detainee will be provided at least three full meals per day that meet the U.S. recommended dietary allowances.
Broadview ICE Facility Must Provide Basics Like Water, Calls With Attorneys Under Judge's Order
CHICAGO — A federal judge is mandating more than a dozen immediate improvements to conditions that he said have been “unnecessarily cruel” inside the ICE facility in suburban Broadview. While issuing the 14-day restraining order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said he found testimony made in a hours-long hearing Tuesday by five former detained people “highly credible.” Those people described being crammed into cells for days, giv…
'Obviously unconstitutional': Judge slams ICE for 'disgusting' detention center conditions
A federal judge slammed the Trump administration's immigration enforcement officials for allowing detainees in Illinois to live in "disgusting" and "obviously unconstitutional" conditions, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered the Trump administration to "significantly improve" conditions at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Broadview, …
A federal judge orders the authorities to implement improvements to a Chicago Rea migration facility following complaints.
Judge orders halt to alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions for Illinois detainees
A Catholic delegation attempts to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov. 1, 2025. / Credit: Bryan Sebastian, courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 5, 2025 / 18:58 ...
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