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Chicago Use of Force Injunction Issued

CleverNews.Net — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:10:38 -0500

Federal Judge Sara Ellis issued a sweeping injunction from the bench today and will issue a formal written one soon. She said the CBP chief Gregory Bovino repeatedly lied, and she found the government's evidence to "be simply not credible." She also ordered the public release of evidence such as the deposition of Bovino and other videos that were shown to the court. There are public links to those videos in various court docket entries. This article describes what happened in court.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/operation-midway-blitz-injunction/

ICE's Broadview Conditions - Judge Issues TRO

CleverNews.Net — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:51:10 -0500

Federal Judge Robert Gettleman has issued a TRO after hearing about the horrific conditions that detainees face inside the Chicago facility. It requires ICE to provide detainees with clean bedding and sufficient space to sleep if they are held overnight; a shower at least every other day; clean toilet facilities; three full meals per day; a bottle of water with each meal; adequate supplies of soap, toilet paper, and other hygiene products; and menstrual products and prescribed medications. Holding cells must be cleaned at least twice a day, and detainees must be provided free and private phone calls with their attorneys. Detainees also must be given a list of pro bono attorneys in English and Spanish upon arrival at the facility, along with interpreter services if needed. Detainees must be listed on ICE's online detainee locator system as soon as they arrive.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-temporary-restraining-order-issued-broadview-ice-facility...

DHS Speeds Rule to Permit More Fines and Arrests of Protesters

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:23:54 -0500

Our First Amendment is in deep trouble. DHS is increasing their arrest power to include non-federal property, are increasing fines and penalties, and creating new laws to shut down the protests.

“Enhanced Charging Authority” gives them power to go after people who commit crimes near federal property as well as on it. There is a new $500 fine for “obstructing the usual use, enjoyment or access to federal property.” And a new $200 fine for “wearing a mask, hood, disguise or device that conceals the identity of the wearer when attempting to avoid detection or identification while violating any federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.”

Our First Amendment is what allows us to protect all of our other rights, and we are quickly losing all of our rights!

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/06/dhs-speeds-rule-that-could-permit-more-fines-arrests-pr...

Horrible Conditions in ICE Facilities

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:43:10 -0500

Federal Judge Robert Gettleman just heard testimony from detainees about the horrific conditions in the Broadview detention facility. ICE makes the immigrants so miserable that they unknowingly sign papers they don't understand without an attorney, and self-deport themselves without a trial. Broadview has 150 people in one concrete room with no beds, overflowing toilets, no proper food, no water, and no medical care. Several have already died during detention. Here are their stories from today's hearing.

Address of the Bookmark: https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-immigration-ice-broadview-c1cce6344d39da317179f3619daa02...

Chicago: Two More TRO Violations

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:22:05 -0500

Another Notice of Violations of TRO was filed last night. The first documents the excessive use of force on Halloween in Evanston. The second documents the First Amendment retaliation that occurred in Evanston. These Gestapo Goons are still ignoring federal court orders, but thankfully the evidence is being clearly documented for the court. That's why we must record EVERYTHING!

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/188/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/

DHS and ICE Lied to the Courts (and the Public)

CleverNews.Net — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:49:25 -0500

In the Chicago case, a motion has just been filed to unseal the court transcript from October 20th where DHS/ICE lied to the court, and the Plaintiffs want the public to know about it. They say, "One study found that courts have expressed distrust of government information and representations in over forty cases since January 20, 2025." That was very rare until Trump came along! The videos and evidence don't match up with the claims that DHS has repeatedly made in court. I think Judge Ellis will unseal it, and hopefully it will be fully unredacted. Unfortunately, the best parts of this motion to unseal are redacted, but it is still worth reading:

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/183/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/

ICE Plans to Pay Bounty Hunters to Hunt Down Immigrants

CleverNews.Net — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:08:18 -0500

There is a ICE procurement document that outlines their plan to pay bounty hunters based on their performance, and encourages them to use all of the surveillance tools to track down immigrants. This resembles a plan proposed by war criminal Erik Prince of Blackwater fame. Here are the details and a link to the document is in the article.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.latintimes.com/new-ice-plan-would-incentivize-private-bounty-hunters-locate-immigrants-m...

Judge Immergut Bars National Guard Deployment to Portland Until Final Ruling

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:53:36 -0500

A preliminary injunction has just been issued that blocks Trump from sending National Guard troops from any state to Oregon for the next week until she issues a final decision on the merits of the case.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/134/state-of-oregon-v-trump/

U.S. Citizen Shot From Behind as He Warned ICE Agents About Children Gathering at Bus Stop

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:32:15 -0500

Trigger-happy ICE Gestapo Goons shot Carlos Jimenez from behind and lied by saying say he “reversed his car toward officers in a threatening manner.”

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-02/lawyers-say-ice-shot-us-citizen-from-behind-as-h...

ICE Detaining People in Hidden Sites Beyond Legal Time Limits

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:48:36 -0500

An investigation shows that ICE has used at least 170 holding sites, including inside 25 field offices. The sites are typically bare concrete rooms without beds and are meant for short-term processing.

ICE's own rules limited confinement to 12 hours, but in June they increased the limit to three days. However, people are being held for much longer in horrific conditions with no privacy, no legal counsel, no medical attention, and no oversight. They try to make the immigrants so miserable that they self-deport without any due process.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.latintimes.com/ice-detaining-people-hidden-sites-beyond-legal-time-limits-investigation-...

The Tactics of ICE - by BBC Verify

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:14:38 -0500

BBC Verify has analyzed over 70 videos of ICE attacking the communities, and they've summarized what they found in this 6 min 36 sec video. I just need to add that a recent Bellingcat investigation found the “1,000% increase of attacks against ICE" claim to be bullshit. And the agent that got suspended for throwing the woman to the ground in the courthouse returned back to duty a few days later.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c6299nrj76yo

'Pattern of Extreme Brutality' by ICE in Illinois

CleverNews.Net — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:51:09 -0500

The Bellingcat Investigation Team has done a study on the extreme use of force tactics deployed by ICE in Illinois. The data that they have uncovered debunks the many lies being told by DHS.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10/31/illinois-immigration-protests/

Chicago - Two more violent confrontations with ICE were just documented in yet another Notice of TRO Violations

CleverNews.Net — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 20:17:49 -0400

Two more violent confrontations with ICE were just documented in yet another Notice of TRO Violations filed with Judge Ellis. These heavily-armed untrained Gestapo Goons think they are above the law and have immunity, so they are reacting with violence against innocent people. The judge is expected to release her ruling tomorrow. The judge really needs to throw the book at them! She is first going to rule on the deployment of troops, and then will likely later take up sanctions for willful violations of her TRO. Please take a minute to read about these two incidents of violence by federal agents.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/174/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/

CBP Punches Handcuffed Man in Face in Illinois

CleverNews.Net — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 20:06:26 -0400

After being handcuffed and forced to the ground, video shows one of Trump's Gestapo Goons violently punch the man repeatedly in the face, then the agent grabs his neck and forces the man's face into the ground. Observers were shocked by the violence, and DHS claims they were verbally abused and spat upon so they deployed pepper spray against the crowd that witnessed the incident. DHS claims there was a red car tailgating them, but they've claimed on multiple occasions of being hit by a car when video showed otherwise. In one case, ICE disappeared their vehicle thousands of miles away from the scene and had it repaired before attorneys could gather the evidence for their lawsuit. You can't trust anything the government says, which is why we must record every interaction and blow whistles.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.tmz.com/2025/11/01/federal-agent-punches-handcuff-man-face-video-illinois/

How To Whistle For ICE

CleverNews.Net — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:28:24 -0400

Chicago residents have come up with a simple solution to alerting neighbors about ICE raids: they are assembling whistles and passing them out to the community. We need to do this in all of the towns around America where ICE has a presence.

If you see ICE, give the whistle three short bursts.
If ICE is being aggressive or attempting to detain someone, give the whistle three long bursts.
Repeat until a crowd shows up.
Record everything that ICE does for evidence, but don't get too close or interfere.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/whistles-become-a-symbol-of-resistance-to-immigrati...

You Can't Refuse Biometric Collection by ICE

CleverNews.Net — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:13:03 -0400

According to a redacted ICE document (a link is in the article) "ICE does not provide the opportunity for individuals to decline or consent to the collection and use of biometric data/photograph collection." This means everyone must allow them to use facial recognition and fingerprints. Even if you're a citizen, the data is retained for 15 years. If their app says you're not a citizen, they won't even look at any supporting documentation you may have (like birth certificate or identification). This violates the 4th Amendment, but we have a fascist authoritarian government now and are living in a surveillance dystopia.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.rawstory.com/ice-facial-recognition-app/

Cops vs. Federal Agents

CleverNews.Net — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:54:06 -0400

In Colorado, the Durango Police Department received a report that one of the children in ICE custody may have been in distress and experiencing child abuse. Officers tried to conduct a welfare check and bring food, but the federal agents denied them entry into the facility. The feds also haven't allowed any members of Congress to visit any ICE facility as part of their oversight duties, using the government shutdown as an excuse. I can only imagine the horrors that they are hiding.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/city-officers-denied-entry-into-ice-facility-after-receiving-re...

How To Spot Authoritarianism And Choose Democracy

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:48:55 -0400

Our nation is in great danger. There are 7 steps to The Authoritarian Playbook, and Trump has completed all of the steps. We are losing our rights at an astonishing rate, and I don't think people realize how much trouble we are in. Here's a 16 minute 21 second TED Talk by Ian Bassin on authoritarianism.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.ted.com/talks/ian_bassin_how_to_spot_authoritarianism_and_choose_democracy

SCOTUS Requests Briefing on National Guard, and Protestors Indicted

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:44:38 -0400

Chris Geidner has an excellent "Law Dork" blog on what just happened in the Supreme Court, the effort of DHS to protect Gregory Bovino, and about the indictment of six protesters at the Broadview ICE facility, including congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The SCOTUS order should mean the National Guard is blocked from being deployed for at least another month while they decide the issue. I strongly recommend subscribing to Law Dork either with a paid or free subscription. Here's a link to Chris' blog post.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-holds-off-trump-illinois-ruling

National Guard in Portland Violated Court Order

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:27:48 -0400

Hours after US District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order regarding deployment of troops, they sent an "Advanced MP Squad" to help ICE. They opened fire on local police officers with pepper balls, and the judge is not happy. She is considering whether to hold them in contempt. The feds are clearly flouting the law and US Constitution.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/national-guard-troops-were-at-portland-ice-building-despite...

Trump Wants 23,500 National Guard Troops Trained for Riot Control

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:16:20 -0400

A Pentagon memo orders the National Guard in all 50 states and our territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers, and pepper spray.

This is not what our troops signed up to do. It is part of the Orange Mad MAGA King's fantasy to look strong on "law and order" and hope a civil war breaks out. The courts must stop this madness, but we have a corrupt SCOTUS who is enabling the mad king. Pay attention to what happens!

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

Oregon v. Trump Court Docket

CleverNews.Net — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:46:07 -0400

The 3-day bench trial by Federal Judge Karin Immergut starts today regarding deployment of National Guard troops. Docket #119 has the telephone number and instructions to listen in. Here's a bookmark for the complete court docket.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/state-of-oregon-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Fascist Stephen Miller Claims ICE Agents Have Immunity. Is That True?

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:33:51 -0400

Federal agents have “Supremacy Clause immunity” which protects federal officers from state criminal prosecution when they are carrying out their official duties under federal law, provided their actions were "necessary and proper." That means they can be prosecuted for their actions that are not necessary and proper while carrying out their duties. This Time article has an interview with law professor Stephen Vladeck who explains in detail.

Address of the Bookmark: https://time.com/7329034/stephen-miller-ice-immunity-pritzker/

Judge Ellis Orders Daily Meetings with Gregory Bovino

CleverNews.Net — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:47:35 -0400

The border patrol chief must produce all use-of-force reports from agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz since September 2nd. The judge said, “My role is not to tell you that you can or cannot enforce validly passed laws by Congress. … My role is simply to see that in the enforcement of those laws, the agents are acting in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution." There is a motion pending for expanding her TRO, and a 5 hour Bovino deposition has been authorized. Here's a bookmark with the reporting from the courthouse.

Address of the Bookmark: https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-ice-border-patrol-immigration-bovino-d1cf9ce5309f0175a24...