ICE Arrests Violate Chicago Court Settlement, Advocates Claim

The Trump administration’s escalating Chicago-area immigration actions have repeatedly flouted a court settlement that set boundaries on how agents can make arrests, advocates claim in a court filing.

In just the first two weeks of “Operation Midway Blitz” there were more than 500 arrests, nearly half of which likely didn’t have the proper individualized documentation and probable cause required by a 2022 consent decree, according to the filing. The advocates have confirmed 25 unlawful warrantless arrests and have received more than 70 other reports of potential settlement violations, their Sept. 26 filing states.

Swarms of agents, often masked, have ...