The Seventh Circuit has determined that the district court did not abuse its discretion in extending a consent decree governing warrantless civil immigration arrests in the Chicago Field Office by 118 days. The Court found that the extension was supported by the government's substantial noncompliance with the consent decree.
The Court also affirmed the November 13 release order as to class members for whom a determination had been made that they were arrested without a warrant in violation of 8 USC 1357(a) and the consent decree. However, the Court reversed the order to the extent it required the release of "potential class members" without individualized determinations, and to the extent it covered individuals arrested pursuant to I-200 warrants, defective or otherwise. The Court further concluded that the government lacked authority to place the individuals at issue, who were already inside the United States, in mandatory detention under 8 USC 1225(b)(2)(A). It should be noted, however, that only one judge reached the merits of the 1225 issue - the concurring judge declined to address it.
The full text of Castañon-Nava v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security can be found here: https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/OpinionsWeb/processWebInputExternal.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2026/D05-05/C:25-3050:J:Pryor:con:T:fnOp:N:3535766:S:0