Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis declined to immediately end the certified class action, citing concern after a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
- Ellis ordered the unsealing of about 500 additional body-camera videos and remaining use-of-force reports, rejecting DHS’s request for a slower rollout and setting a 120-day deadline.
- The judge will notify class members and hold a Jan. 22 hearing on whether to approve the plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal, with her earlier injunction still stayed by the Seventh Circuit.
- Plaintiffs sought dismissal after the appellate stay and reduced local operations, while saying they can refile if agents resume unconstitutional tactics.
- Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino has returned to the Chicago area with agents and the government says enforcement continues, and media outlets won release of a previously redacted hearing transcript.