From Fox News: An Obama-appointed federal judge’s attempt to rein in immigration enforcement in Chicago backfired after a federal appeals court ruled she overstepped her authority and “effectively established the district court as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago.”
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit tossed out Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction and dismissed the appeal in a sharply worded 2-1 decision.
The panel, comprising two Trump appointees and a Reagan appointee, said the lower court’s injunction was “overbroad” and “constitutionally suspect.” It faulted the judge for applying the order not just to specific officers but “the entire Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, as well as anyone acting in concert with them.”
Ellis had issued a lengthy 233-page opinion explaining why she granted the class-wide preliminary injunction against Homeland Security and Justice Department authorities carrying out immigration enforcement in Chicago. Her order followed a string of clashes between protesters and agents during Operation Midway Blitz, the effort launched last year by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration and street crime in Chicago.
The appeals court panel said Ellis’ order required federal officers to submit “all current and future internal guidance, policies, and directives” for judicial review, which improperly intruded on the separation of powers.
Law professor Jonathan Turley announced, “The Seventh Circuit just delivered a haymaker to Obama-appointee Judge Sara Ellis for her efforts to limit federal enforcement of immigration laws. It accused her of “effectively establish[ing]” herself “as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago.””
…Here is the 2-1 panel decision: https://t.co/9SjOdljQR8
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) March 8, 2026
JUST IN: The 7th Circuit U.S. Appeals has vacated District Judge Sara Ellis’ injunction order in the case that led to use-of-force restrictions on immigration agents in Chicago.
It essentially treats the litigation as if it never existed. pic.twitter.com/KR19cEwzWg— Jason Meisner (@jmetr22b) March 5, 2026
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