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Judge optimistic about improvements at Chicago-area ICE facility with alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions. Many of the changes included regular cleanings, ordering bedding and making drinking water and soap more readily available for people held in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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Trump administration flouted court order on FEMA grant funding, US judge rules

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration had violated his previous court order by implementing a nearly identical policy that again made state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement a condition for receiving grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode…

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