At least six Venezuelan nationals arrested in a controversial immigration raid on a South Shore apartment building in September are among hundreds who could soon be released on bond amid allegations that Operation Midway Blitz agents repeatedly violated a consent decree limiting warrantless arrests.
The immigrants from the Sept. 30 raid at 7500 S. South Shore Drive appeared on a list released Friday of some 614 arrestees identified in an ongoing lawsuit alleging the Department of Homeland Security ignored the terms of the 2022 in-court settlement that puts a higher bar on making arrests without a prior warrant or probable cause.
All six people from the South Shore raid who are on the list were confirmed to the Tribune by plaintiffs’ attorneys. They are all still in custody in the U.S. an

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