Judge Finds ICE Violated Consent Decree, Extends It to February

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled on Oct. 7, 2025, that ICE committed repeated, material violations of the 2022 Castanon Nava consent decree by making warrantless arrests across the Chicago area. He extended the decree, which was set to expire in 2025, through February 2026 and ordered ICE to report its warrantless arrests. The decree bars warrantless immigration arrests in six Midwestern states without probable cause and a flight-risk finding.