ICE agents detain woman at Domestic Violence Courthouse in Chicago, witnesses say

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Source: CBS news



By Sabrina Franza Updated on: September 3, 2025 / 5:28 PM CDT

Witnesses say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were spotted outside of the Domestic Violence Courthouse in Chicago's West Loop on Wednesday, taking at least one person into federal custody ahead of their scheduled court appearance.

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The courthouse at 555 W. Harrison St. opens at 8:30 a.m. each weekday. One woman, whose name CBS News Chicago is withholding because of the nature of her case, was set to appear in court at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, but didn't make it there.

According to court records, she wasn't in court because she was in ICE custody.

Witnesses said they saw a man, who they believe to be a federal officer, assist in her arrest outside the courthouse about 15 minutes before her scheduled time to appear..................................

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-agents-detain-woman-domestic-violence-courthouse/

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Low down tactic by ICE. damn them!!


LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory
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ICE has begun to arrest women outside their domestic violence hearings—starting in Chicago.

One woman had case dismissed by judge—only to be immediately detained by agents.

Women are being forced to choose between "staying in an abusive relationship, or potential deportation."

The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence is encouraging all survivors to file for orders of protection online—and not schedule in person hearings.

Please contact the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline with any other legal questions. #DemsUnited

[DBoon]

1. When you think they cannot go any lower...

[Ford_Prefect]

2. We need to start rounding up ICE agents. Every single one, IMO. They operate outside domestic law assaulting citizens,

and civilians alike. They are putting citizens of the various states at risk, violating law and order, and breaching rules of conduct for federal officers.

It seems to me that the various states have an obligation to protect their citizens from such abuse.

[Username1234]

4. How would that rounding up of ICE agents work?

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[Ford_Prefect]

5. Turn about is fair play comes to mind. AFAIK states have responsibility to protect their citizens.

It would certainly make a very interesting case of state's rights. So far, many if not most of the ICE arrests are neither legal nor warranted. They have no specific warrants to act upon, typically no evidence, and appear to be acting from racial profiling rather than correct police procedures. There is no substantial evidence that the people they have kidnapped have done anything to deserve such violation of due process. It also crosses the line of Innocent until proven Guilty, which applies to anyone inside our borders.

I'm not a legal expert. I don't pretend that ICE has no authority at all. However the state AG's have responsibility to see that the law is correctly carried out within their jurisdictions, as do the Governors. To allow kidnapping, incarceration and torture to occur seems beg the question. I strongly suspect there is legal basis for curtailing ICE's abuse of its mandate.

As for my personal approach I would park large vehicles in front of their offices and refuse them access to city streets. I don't know how well that would work but I sure like the image of them caught inside for a change, like when someone chained the gate on them. There is no doubt that they are a menace to the public at large and completely off the leash as it were.

The Judge who issued the finding regarding unauthorized use of National Guard troops might have a few things to say about it, since he addressed the idea that no evidence existed of a need for them. If Congress has abandoned its responsibilities, and DOJ has likewise, it must fall the the states to correct this. I suspect we'll see more legal challenges to ICE in the future along this line.

How would you propose to protect our citizens, and those who have followed correct immigration procedures from such an armed mob?

[BaronChocula]

3. What hell is this?

I can't imagine what's going through the minds of the people detained in concentration camps or who have been sent to third party countries without due process. I so wanna believe in cosmic retribution these days.

[Bayard]

6. So now they're not even waiting till people come out of a hearing

If they nab them before a hearing, many will miss their immigration hearings. Sounds like a plan.