January 15, 2026
An Illinois federal judge urged immigrant detainees on Thursday to give "serious consideration" to streamlining their complaint over a Chicago-area holding facility's allegedly inhumane conditions, saying "there's something to" the government's argument that their current pleading is too long to advance.
January 12, 2026
Illinois and Minnesota sued the Trump administration Monday over the deployment of Border Patrol agents into their respective states, saying their unauthorized use of aggressive border tactics for interior immigration enforcement has violated their constitutional sovereignty, damaged their local economies and caused their residents physical and emotional harm.