US EditionJudge rules ICE repeatedly violated consent decree over ‘warrantless arrests’
A federal judge extended a consent decree after ruling ICE made over 200 warrantless arrests in northern Illinois, requiring better documentation of probable cause.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated a 2022 consent decree by making warrantless arrests and extended it until Feb. 2, 2026.
- Plaintiffs allege and demonstrated that ICE used blank I-200 warrant forms, and the judge found violations began at the start of the year and ceased in June.
- Operation Midway Blitz, launched in September, led to more than 1,000 arrests in Chicago, while a Sept. 30 South Shore raid involved roughly 300 officers and Black Hawk helicopters detaining dozens.
- Cummings ordered ICE to release warrantless-arrest data by Oct. 22, start monthly reports with names and identification numbers, rebroadcast that the decree is in effect, and lift conditions for 11 detainees.
- The plaintiffs asked the judge to order immediate release of more than 100 people and to force ICE to better document probable cause, while the NIJC identified over 200 likely violations.
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Federal Judge: Chicago’s Warrantless ICE Arrests Unlawful
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a consent decree by carrying out warrantless arrests in the Chicago area, a U.S. District Judge has ruled. Detaining more than two dozen people in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term was unlawful, according to Judge Jeffrey Cummings, appointed by former Democrat President Joe Biden. His 52-page ruling Tuesday extended the consent decree until Feb. 2, 2026, placing new…
Federal Judge Places Restrictions On ICE Arrests In Chicago
Source: picture alliance / Getty Another day, another federal judge telling the Trump administration it can’t just keep violating civil rights like it’s a menu option at their favorite bar and grill. As citizens are still grappling with news that the National Guard has arrived in Chicago at the command of President Donald Trump, and in the wake of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a judge has placed guardrails on the powers of Immigration and Customs En…
Hundreds Could Be Freed From ICE Custody After Warrantless Arrest Ruling
Immigration attorneys said they have already identified more than 200 arrests that potentially violate the consent decree. However, they said those 200 arrests are likely "just the tip of the iceberg."
Federal judge rules against ICE in the warrantless arrests of 11 Liberty restaurant workers
The warrantless arrests of 11 immigrant restaurant workers in Liberty earlier this year violated a 2022 consent decree, a federal judge ruled. The arrests of the workers at El Potro Mexican Café in February were among the first in the Kansas City area to draw widespread media attention. The Liberty cases became part of a broader filing, challenging government tactics under the second Trump administration on behalf of 26 immigrant plaintiffs. Ta…
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