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Federal courts have increasingly checked ICE’s use of warrantless arrests since 2022, most prominently in Chicago where a federal judge found multiple warrantless arrests violated the 2022 Castañon Na...
A growing body of federal case law has found core detainer practices unlawful under the Fourth Amendment and related statutes, producing injunctions, class settlements, and limited monetary awards tha...
A recent set of federal court filings alleges that on October 23, 2025 a federal immigration agent pointed a gun at a U.S. citizen — described as a combat veteran and protester — and uttered , claims ...
Federal courts and settlements have repeatedly held that unlawfully detained citizens in specific cases and contexts, producing a patchwork of wins for plaintiffs and doctrinal rulings limiting detain...
Federal reporting and independent coverage show that ICE agents have used pepper‑ball projectiles at protests, but the legality and formal authorization are contested: a Government Accountability Offi...
Federal courts have not established a single, nationwide rule that all federal agents must always verbally identify themselves or wear visible nameplates or badge numbers; instead, courts treat identi...
Federal courts have drawn a line between routine policing rules and immigration enforcement: judges repeatedly say ICE can detain and arrest people suspected of being unlawfully present but must still...
Since 2022 federal judges in at least one major district have pushed back on warrantless ICE arrests by enforcing or extending court-ordered limits on interior arrests, most notably the Castañón Nava ...
Video, reporting and court filings establish that federal agents fired at protesters and at least one pastor was struck during demonstrations outside ICE facilities in 2025; that prompted a federal ju...
Federal courts since 2010 have repeatedly constrained the practical power of , finding that detainers are non‑mandatory requests, that holding someone beyond their release can constitute a new, warran...
A November 2023 federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois found major egg producers and two industry trade groups liable for conspiring to limit U.S. egg supplies and inflate prices, leading t...
ICE’s public guidance and detention rules show the agency has broad authority to arrest and detain noncitizens in the interior for immigration purposes, and ICE says it prioritizes those who are manda...
Federal courts and legal doctrine give ICE authority to make warrantless arrests in public when officers have statutory or constitutional grounds, but recent judicial rulings and the Supreme Court’s 2...
The , originally entered to curb warrantless arrests after 2018 enforcement operations, remains in force through February 2, 2026 following a federal court order extending the decree by 118 days (to m...
The — a 2022 court agreement restricting warrantless and collateral arrests in the — was extended by through February 2, 2026, and the court ordered continued reporting, reissuance of a broadcast poli...
generally makes it a crime for aliens who are unlawfully present in the to possess firearms that have moved in or affected interstate commerce, and convictions can carry federal prison time and includ...
Several high-profile civil actions and class suits have challenged for failing to identify itself or using deceptive tactics to gain entry or compliance, producing mixed results: court-approved settle...
Federal judges outside have increasingly pushed back on ’s warrantless-arrest and home-entry practices since 2022, with some courts finding constitutional violations and imposing limits while others h...
A federal judge in the , , issued orders in mid‑October 2025 directing federal immigration agents working in the area who already possess and have been trained on body‑worn cameras to wear and activat...
Federal judges and settlements over the past decade have carved clear limits around ICE’s use of deception and its reliance on administrative (non‑judicial) warrants: courts have curtailed warrantless...