The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 19 temporarily paused an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in an illegal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, calling it “too prescriptive” and “overbroad.”
The federal appeals court also warned against “overreading” its ruling and said a rapid appeal process could result in a “more tailored and appropriate” order.
The stay was in response to a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued earlier this month after news outlets and protesters filed a lawsuit alleging federal agents used excessive force in their operations targeting illegal immigration in the Chicago area. That crackdown has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests since September, spanning the city and many of its suburbs….