DOWNTOWN — Federal prosecutors walked back more charges Friday against demonstrators arrested while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement blitz as court challenges continue to mount.

That includes a two-week restraining order signed Thursday by U.S. District Judge April Perry temporarily blocking a federal mobilization of the National Guard. Officials previously intended to station troops on the plaza near the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St., on Friday during immigration-related hearings. But no troops could be seen near the courthouse following Perry’s order.

No more than six protesters were outside the courthouse Friday as judges inside openly questioned the evidence prosecutors had to pursue criminal charges against protesters who had been arres

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