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With Bovino and Company Gone From Chicago, Plaintiffs Drop Injunctive Lawsuit Over DHS Use of Force Against Protesters, Clergy, and Press

Plaintiffs in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem—a federal lawsuit over excessive use of force against protesters and press by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) forces under Operation Midway Blitz—voluntarily dismissed their case

December 2, 2025

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Northwestern University Deal with Trump Administration

Under the agreement, the University has agreed to pay $75 million over three years and make several other policy changes in exchange for the Trump Administration dropping a series of investigations and restoring millions of dollars in federal research funding.

December 2, 2025

Chicago Advocates Condemn Trump Administration Move to Block Release of Hundreds Unlawfully Arrested by ICE

Seventh Circuit Stay of ICE Detention Releases under Castañon Nava Consent Decree Prolongs Detention and Family Separation for Hundreds of Chicagoans

November 20, 2025

Transgender Federal Worker Sues Trump-Vance Administration Over Federal Bathroom Ban

A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard filed a class action lawsuit in federal court

November 20, 2025

Legal Team Issues Statement After Visit to Broadview ICE Facility

Members of the legal team in Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem completed a tour of the operations at the Broadview ICE Facility.

November 13, 2025

ACLU and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Block on Trump’s Deployment of Military Troops to Chicago

Free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to federalize National Guard troops and deploy them into Chicago and surrounding counties.

November 10, 2025