BREAKING: Choose calls for launch of 615 unlawful immigrants arrested throughout Illinois ICE crackdown
US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled Wednesday that the detentions violated a 2022 settlement agreement restricting warrantless arrests in the Chicago area.
A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the release of hundreds of immigrants who were detained as part of the Trump administration’s large-scale immigration enforcement operation in the state.
US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled Wednesday that the detentions violated a 2022 settlement agreement restricting warrantless arrests in the Chicago area, CNN reports. The ruling, which sided with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and the ACLU, marks a major setback for ongoing federal efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
The case states that between June and October, the ICE-led Operation Midway Blitz saw more than 3,000 people arrested, according to court filings.
Those who remain in custody are now required to be granted bond by noon on November 21, unless they have already been deported or left the country voluntarily.
“All of this, all of the tactics of (senior Border Patrol official Gregory) Bovino, all of the tactics of ICE have been unlawful in the vast, vast majority of arrests,” said NIJC attorney Mark Fleming during a press conference after the decision.
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