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Judge orders improvements at Broadview ICE facility after claims of inhumane conditions

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in “inhumane” conditions.

Chicago daycare worker detained by ICE at drop-off time for children, witnesses say

By Elliot Spagat, Sarah Raza, Associated Press

An employee of a Chicago daycare center and preschool was detained by immigration agents at work as children were being dropped off Wednesday, according to witnesses, reflecting the Trump administration's increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics.

Judge calls alleged conditions at Chicago-area immigration site ‘disgusting’

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

A federal judge is hearing in a lawsuit against the federal government by advocates who describe conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility as inhumane.

‘Inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility, advocates allege in new lawsuit

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and…

Appeals court blocks judge’s order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required Greg Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, to give unprecedented daily briefings to a judge about immigration sweeps in Chicago.

Democratic congressional candidate Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests in Illinois

By Sophia Tareen, John Seewer, Associated Press

A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

Judge orders Border Patrol official Bovino to meet with her daily on Chicago immigration crackdown

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Greg Bovino, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps in America’s big cities, got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness chair in his green uniform.

What is the Insurrection Act? Here’s what Trump has said about using it

By Genesis Magpayo

Experts told PBS News that worries about the Insurrection Act arise from legal uncertainty about how it can be applied.

Judge blocks National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision

By Christine Fernando, Gene Johnson, Associated Press

National Guard troops won't be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes because a judge on Wednesday extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely.