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A federal decide Tuesday dominated that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers violated a federal consent decree when arresting practically two dozen unlawful immigrants initially of President Donald Trump’s second time period earlier this 12 months.
U.S. District Decide Jeffrey Cummings in Chicago federal court docket prolonged the consent decree that limits immigration brokers’ authority to make warrantless arrests till February 2026.
Cummings additionally ordered ICE to start out making month-to-month disclosures of what number of warrantless arrests brokers make every month.
The ACLU of Illinois and different Chicago immigration advocates sued the Division of Homeland Safety and ICE in March, alleging that the January arrests of not less than 22 individuals violated a 2022 consent decree that bans ICE from arresting individuals with out warrants or possible trigger.
TRUMP SAYS CHICAGO MAYOR, ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ‘SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR FAILING TO PROTECT’ ICE OFFICERS
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers knock on the door of a residence throughout a multi-agency focused enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
“At this time’s choice makes clear that DHS and ICE — like everybody else — should observe the Structure and the legislation,” Michelle García, deputy authorized director on the ACLU of Illinois and co-counsel within the case, stated in an announcement. “The federal authorities’s reckless apply of stopping, harassing and detaining individuals — after which discovering a justification for the motion should finish.”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers conduct an arrest as a part of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging immigration crackdown in Chicago, Illinois, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout by way of REUTERS)
Trump deployed Texas Nationwide Guard troops in Illinois this week for an preliminary 60-day interval to assist together with his administration’s crime crackdown and deportation rollout.
CHICAGO MAYOR CREATES ‘ICE-FREE ZONES’ TO BLOCK FEDERAL AGENTS FROM CITY PROPERTY
Chicago has sought to thwart ICE’s deportation efforts, with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker submitting a lawsuit Monday that tried to dam the Trump administration from deploying Nationwide Guard troops to Illinois.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have pushed again on Trump’s plan to ship Nationwide Guard troops and increase ICE enforcement in Chicago. (Getty Photos; Scott Olson)
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Johnson and Pritzker have clashed with Trump over immigration enforcement and the president’s choice to ship Nationwide Guard troops to the state to guard federal personnel and property amid escalating anti-ICE protests in Broadview, Illinois.
Fox Information Digital’s Deirdre Heavey and Alexandra Koch, together with The Related Press, contributed to this report.