Judge curbs ICE warrantless arrests in Chicago
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled Tuesday that ICE violated a 2022 consent decree with January arrests of at least 22 people, extended the decree limiting warrantless arrests through February 2026, and ordered ICE to file monthly tallies of such arrests. The ACLU of Illinois and local advocates sued DHS and ICE in March; the decision comes amid heightened federal immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments in Illinois.
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đ Key Facts
- Judge: Jeffrey Cummings, U.S. District Court in Chicago
- Order: Consent decree extended to Feb. 2026; ICE must disclose monthly counts of warrantless arrests
- Case origin: ACLU of Illinois suit alleging January 2025 arrests of at least 22 people violated a 2022 decree
đ Contextual Background
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal agency responsible for apprehending and detaining people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in the United States.