State commission finds agent abuses were ‘greenlit by Washington’ for Operation Midway Blitz
The hearings featured testimony from Marimar Martinez and former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin.
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Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses
The legal fight over the demand for a special prosecutor to investigate immigration agents’ alleged abuses during “Operation Midway Blitz” ...
Pritzker part 3: Governor says Illinois ‘prepared’ if feds ramp up immigration crackdown
Gov. JB Pritzker told Capitol News Illinois he’s unsure if the Trump administration will follow through on its once-promised spring ...
Marimar Martinez, Chicago woman shot and briefly charged by Border Patrol, moves to sue
Lawyers says the evidence shows she was shot while driving away, refuting claims of the agent who shot her.
1st Operation Midway Blitz-related trial ends in acquittal after other cases fell apart
A federal jury on Thursday acquitted a man accused of putting a $10K murder-for-hire bounty on Border Patrol Commander Greg ...
State investigating landlord of Chicago apartments raided by immigration agents
Several U.S. citizens were also detained by federal agents for several hours during the raid.
Judge hesitant to grant dismissal of lawsuit over immigration agents’ use-of-force tactics in Chicago
A federal judge on Thursday said she’s hesitant to grant the dismissal of a case over immigration agents’ use-of-force tactics ...
Trump administration sues Illinois over state law limiting federal immigration actions
When lawmakers passed the measure in October, many expected such a lawsuit.
Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a ‘war zone’
The commission heard testimony of ‘terror unleashed’ by federal immigration agents at its first meeting.
DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
Trump attorney called protesters’ motion to dismiss their own case over immigration agents’ use of force “procedural gamesmanship.”
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