Federal judge limits ICE arrests without warrant, probable cause

A federal judge Tuesday ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a federal consent decree when arresting nearly two dozen illegal immigrants at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term earlier this year.U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings in Chicago federal court extended the consent decree that limits immigration agents’ authority to make warrantless arrests until February 2026.Cummings also ordered ICE to start making monthly disclosures of how many warrantless arrests agents make each month.The ACLU of Illinois and other Chicago immigration advocat