A US federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release hundreds of people from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers on Wednesday, claiming they were arrested in likely violation of the Castañon Nava federal consent decree .

The order, penned by Judge Jeffrey Cummings of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, required the administration to release 13 individuals by Friday and to place 615 others in alternative monitoring programs by November 21. The court also ordered ICE to stay deportation and voluntary departure proceedings for individuals pending release on alternative programs.

Detainees were arrested during Operation Midway Blitz, launched by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in September. The operation was creat

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