Overview
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said immigration operations will not pause over the Halloween weekend, rejecting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s request to halt activity near celebrations.
- The Seventh Circuit temporarily stayed a district judge’s order requiring Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to file daily reports on use of force during Chicago operations.
- The ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center sued over the Broadview processing site, alleging inhumane conditions, coerced signatures, and blocked access for lawyers and observers; DHS has previously disputed such claims.
- Individual outcomes diverged: a Chicago father, Rubén Torres Maldonado, won release on bond to rejoin his daughter undergoing cancer treatment, while a Houston father, Arnulfo Bazán, was deported hours after a violent arrest witnessed by his U.S.‑citizen son.
- Chicago arrests continue to ripple through daily life, including the detention of Uber driver Diego Castro despite pending asylum protections, as DHS also announced a Florida arrest over death threats against ICE and cited a sharp rise in threats and assaults.