USDC Judge Cummings Orders The Immediate Release (By ICE And DHS), In Chicago, Of Ten More Wrongly Detained Humans — Under That 18-cv-3757 2018 Consent Decree.

The enforcemnt hearing at 3 PM CDT on the 12th Floor of the Dirksen Building went exactly as I expected: the people are freed, without bond or other conditions.

Immediately. I won’t post the whole order, as it lists identifying details — and these folks deserve anonymity, as victims of Bovino/Noem lawlessness. They were grabbed despite being protected by prior federal court orders (from the time of Trump 1.0, and signed by Judge Cummings in 2020) prohibiting any re-detention of them on immigration related matters:

…For any of the above ten individuals that remain detained, defendants are ordered to facilitate their immediate release on their own recognizance and without bond or conditions of release as specified in Section IV(E)(2) of the Decree, (Dckt. #155-1 at 9), by no later than 12:00 p.m. CT on May 4, 2026. With respect to those individuals who have already been released, but on bond and with conditions, defendants must take action to refund any bonds and remove all conditions on or before 12:00 p.m. CT on May 4, 2026. Defendants shall certify in their weekly report, due at 5:00 p.m. CT on May 8, 2026, that all individuals have been released on their own recognizance and without bond or conditions of release as required by Section IV(E)(2) of the Consent Decree….

Now you know. At least one court got it “right” — today.

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