(AURN News) — A federal appeals court has halted a sweeping lower-court ruling that sought to sharply restrict how immigration agents can use force in Illinois, according to reporting from The New York Times.
U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis previously found that federal officers used tactics that “shocked the conscience” during a Trump-era immigration crackdown in Chicago, citing actions by masked agents who deployed tear gas and used physical force. Her ruling would have required federal officers to wear body cameras, issue advance warnings before using riot-control weapons, and limit when those weapons could be deployed.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals — a three-judge panel made up entirely of Republican appointees — blocked Ellis’s order, calling the directives “overbroad” and more akin to a federal regulation than a judicial ruling. While the decision marks a temporary victory for the Trump administration, the panel noted that a narrower injunction could still be justified as the case moves forward.
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