BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — It was quiet outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Sunday night, but things are expected to get heated in the courtroom as people look forward to what could be a big week ahead.
Officials from ICE and Customs and Border Protection are scheduled to testify before a federal judge on Monday. Monday’s testimony will feature several cases involving federal agents using force and allegedly violating U.S. District Judge Sarah Ellis’ temporary restraining order ordering them not to use tear gas on peaceful protesters without warning.
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ABC7 Chief Legal Analyst Gil Soffer explained what we can expect.
“It could be pretty interesting because the judge is going to get really into the nuts and bolts of what exactly ICE is doing to comply with the order. The judge will almost certainly talk about the use of body cameras that she’s ordering in order to convince herself that ICE is complying with the order,” Soffer said.
It’s unclear who will testify after it was announced in a court filing that Russell Hott, the former interim director of the ICE field office in Chicago, would be returning to Washington.
On Friday, the Justice Department instead requested testimony from CBP Deputy Case Commander Kyle Harvick.
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“I think the judge herself said it. It’s important who exactly she talks to, but it’s more important that she gets the answers she wants. The judge would have to be someone senior enough, otherwise he wouldn’t be satisfied. It would have to be someone who could be held accountable and who would be accountable to ICE,” Soffer said.
Monday is also the deadline for cities and states to respond to the Trump administration’s appeal to the Supreme Court, which asked judges to allow federal troops to take to Chicago-area streets. This comes after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order barring such actions until at least October 24th.
“Tomorrow we’ll see a response from the city and state, and they’ve already won round two. A lower district court effectively granted their request to ban the deployment of the National Guard. The Court of Appeals declined to stay enforcement of that order, which means the order is still in effect, meaning the National Guard can’t be deployed yet,” Soffer said.
It is unclear whether the Supreme Court plans to hear the emergency motion, but experts say if the high court takes up the case and rules in favor of the Trump administration, the National Guard could be on the ground within a month.
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