This Week in the Circuits: Seventh Circuit Weighs Release of Chicago ICE Detainees

Welcome to This Week in the Circuits, a look at the most significant cases before federal appeals courts.

The Seventh Circuit hears arguments this week in a long-running Chicago immigration dispute that dates back to President Donald Trump’s first term.

The appeals panel will consider a district court judge’s ruling that ordered the release of more than 400 immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security, many of whom were arrested in the administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” enforcement surge in the Chicago metro area this fall.

While the underlying case originated in 2018 with allegations that immigration agents were making ...