Federal Judge Orders ICE to End ‘Inhumane’ Detention Conditions Near Chicago

In a rare rebuke of federal immigration enforcement, a U.S. district judge has forced the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to address appalling and unconstitutional conditions at its Broadview detention center near Chicago. The ruling shines a harsh light on an agency long criticized for operating with little transparency while disregarding basic human dignity — raising urgent questions about America’s commitment to law, justice, and national sovereignty. How Did We Let Our Immigration System Become a Humanitarian Crisis? Judge Robert Gettleman did not mince words when comparing the Broadview facility’s lack of functioning showers and filthy...