Topic - Jeffrey Cummings

He said only some migrants who have a final deportation order or a criminal record serious enough to trigger the law are subject to mandatory detention.

Judge sets release of hundreds of migrants from detention in Illinois →

During a hearing in Chicago, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings said he would order the full release of 13 detained individuals based on a 2022 consent decree outlining how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can make so-called warrantless arrests.

Hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond judge signals →