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Nothing in federal law requires ICE — or any other agency — to check in with a child's caregiver after detaining their parents, attorneys say.
Agency policy calls for following parents' wishes for their children, including removing them together, but immigration lawyers say requests to be deported as a family are often ignored. The lack of safeguards for the children left behind is considered a glaring blind spot in a system going full-tilt to deport record numbers of immigrants.

CHAPTER 1: THE PITCH - WORST OF THE WORST
CHAPTER 2: CHAPTER 2: THE DESIGN: MASS DEPORTATION AND INTIMIDATION
2.A . FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP ADOPTED POLICIES AND USED
TACTICS TO CAUSE CHAOS IN ILLINOIS AND EFFECT MASS DEPORTATION
2.B . LEADERSHIP DISMANTLED ENTITIES THAT SHOULD HAVE HELD AGENTS
ACCOUNTABLE
2.C . DESPITE REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF COURT ORDERS AND AN
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF ADMONISHMENTS FROM FEDERAL JUDGES,
NO CHANGES WERE MADE
2.D . LEADERSHIP WEAPONIZED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AGAINST U.S.
CITIZENS
2.E . ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP DEFENDED OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ
CHAPTER 3: CHAPTER 3: THE IMPLEMENTATION: A CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE, DETENTION
AND CONTROL
3.A . OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ AGENTS USED FORCE AS A FREQUENTLY
EMPLOYED TACTIC, NOT AS A LAST RESORT
3.B . ROVING PATROLS WERE A STRING OF DISCRIMINATORY ARRESTS, NOT
TARGETED ENFORCEMENT
3.C . DHS USED PARAMILITARY TACTICS TO OCCUPY AND IMPOSE CONTROL
IN CHICAGOLAND
3.D . INHUMANE DETENTION CONDITIONS AND CONFUSION COERCED
INDIVIDUALS TO ABANDON IMMIGRATION CLAIMS EVEN IF THEY HAD A
LEGAL PATHWAY
CHAPTER 4: CHAPTER 4: THE RESULT – DISRUPTION TO LIVES AND COMMUNITIES
4.A . HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL WELL-BEING

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Showing 5 entries related to Chicago Headline Club v. Noem.

Oct 6, 2025 Several groups of Chicago journalists sue the federal government for its use of rubber bullets and tear gas against journalists covering demonstrations at the Broadview ICE facility. The suit comes shortly after Broadview officials announce that they have opened three criminal investigations into ICE’s activities (Chicago Headline Club v. Noem).
Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

Oct 9, 2025 Federal judge Sara Ellis issues a temporary restraining order forbidding arrests of journalists and nonviolent protestors — and the use of physical violence and chemical weapons against them — without probable cause or an immediate threat (Chicago Headline Club v. Noem).
Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

Oct 16, 2025 Judge Ellis orders federal officers in Chicago to wear body cameras after she reviews footage suggesting that they are continuing to use the violent tactics she restricted in her restraining order on October 9, 2025. Four days later, Judge Ellis questions DHS officers about their continued use of force and chemical weapons (Chicago Headline Club v. Noem).
Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

Oct 28, 2025 Following on her order requiring immigration agents to wear

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Feb 10, 2025 Labor unions led by the American Federation of Teachers sue the administration to block DOGE from accessing data at the Treasury, Department of Education, and OPM, accusing the administration of breaching the Privacy Act of 1974 (AFT v. Bessent).
American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent

Mar 24, 2025 In the teacher’s union suit, a federal judge issues a preliminary injunction prohibiting DOGE from accessing sensitive data at the Department of Education, OPM, and the Treasury Department (AFT v. Bessent).
American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent

Apr 7, 2025 The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals grants the government a stay in American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, allowing DOGE to continue to access data at the IRS and Department of Education (AFT v. Bessent).
American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent

Aug 11, 2025 The Fourth Circuit overturns a preliminary injunction,