Chicago - Judge Ellis Grants Plaintiffs Class Certification

Federal District Judge Sara Ellis slams DHS/ICE in her opinion and order where she grants the plaintiff's request to certify a class. They are clearly targeting non-violent people who are exercising their First Amendment rights. She created a main class, and then carved out two subclasses: one for exercise of religion, and one for the press. 

The main class consists of:
All persons who are or will in the future non-violently demonstrate, protest, observe, document, or record at Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement and removal operations in the Northern District of Illinois.

The Court also certified the following subclasses:
Religious Exercise Subclass: All persons who are or will in the future engage in religious expression in the form of prayer, procession, song, preaching, or proselytizing at Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement and removal operations in the Northern District of Illinois.

Press Subclass: All persons who are or will in the future engage in news gathering or reporting at Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement and removal operations in the Northern District of Illinois.