US EditionJudge Calls Alleged Conditions at Broadview ICE Facility ‘Unnecessarily Cruel’ After Day of Testimony
Judge Robert Gettleman reviews allegations of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and limited legal access at the Broadview ICE facility amid Operation Midway Blitz involving 3,000 arrests.
- Wednesday, District Judge Robert W. Gettleman issued a temporary restraining order requiring sanitary measures and attorney access at the Broadview ICE processing site, including clean bedding, showers, meals, and detainee listing until Nov. 19.
- Amid Operation Midway Blitz, the Broadview ICE processing facility—meant for 12 hours—has held migrants for days, prompting detainees and plaintiffs to sue over alleged coercion and restricted lawyer access.
- Five detainees who testified described overcrowded holding cells with 120 to 150 people, overflowing toilets, plastic blankets, and Judge Robert W. Gettleman said, "It has really become a prison."
- The judge ordered Trump administration attorneys to report back by noon on Friday about compliance, while plaintiffs sought broader limits and inspections that Gettleman did not include.
- ICE publicly denied substandard conditions, saying detainees receive three meals a day, water, medical care and phone access, while Homeland Security allows up to 72-hour holds amid over 3,000 arrests during Operation Midway Blitz.
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* ICYMI: Relief could come soon for ICE detainees facing ‘cruel’ conditions in Broadview, judge says. Block Club Chicago… U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman wrapped up a hearing Tuesday by ordering everyone back in the courtroom 4:15 p.m. Wednesday so he could issue a restraining order providing some immediate “relief” to those still held at [...]
Judge Orders Halt to Alleged ‘Inhumane’ Conditions for Illinois Detainees
Bryan Sebastian A Catholic delegation attempts to bring Communion to detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, immigration facility and was not admitted Nov. 1, 2025. Gettleman’s order Nov. 5 directed the administration to provide adequate food, water, and hygiene practices to detainees along with prescribed medications.
Judge issues temporary restraining order dictating conditions inside Broadview ICE facility
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order requiring federal authorities to improve sanitary conditions inside the ICE facility in Broadview, while also guaranteeing detainees contact with their attorneys.
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Judge orders improvements at Chicago-area immigration facilities after claims of inhumane conditions
Judge orders improvements at Chicago-area immigration facilities after claims of inhumane conditions.
Judge calls alleged conditions at Broadview ICE facility ‘unnecessarily cruel’ after day of testimony – Capitol News IL
“It’s really become a prison,” the judge said, noting that conditions that could be accepted for short stints should be viewed through a different lens when people are held for days on end.
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