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NIJC, ACLU File Notice Alleging 27 Unlawful ICE Arrests in Chicago-Area Raids

The groups ask the court to enforce the decree to stop transfers that sever access to counsel.

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Overview

  • A new filing contends federal agents made 27 warrantless arrests since May that violate the 2022 Castañon Nava consent decree, with at least three U.S. citizens among those detained.
  • Attorneys describe increasingly aggressive tactics, including armored vehicles, flash-bang grenades and explosive door breaches, highlighting a Sept. 16 Elgin raid publicized by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
  • U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings has kept the consent decree in effect and set an in-person status hearing for Oct. 3 at the Dirksen Federal Building.
  • Incidents span Chicago, Woodridge, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Naperville, Mount Prospect, Berwyn and Elgin, with multiple arrests near a Home Depot in Cicero and cases of mistaken identity reported.
  • The filing says detainees are being rapidly transferred to facilities in the Midwest, Texas and Louisiana, hindering legal communication, and notes more than 70 additional referrals under review as ICE did not immediately comment.