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Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from making civil arrests at or near courthouses without a judicial warrant.

Federal agents have been stationed outside courthouses for weeks, making arrests and drawing protesters amid an immigration crackdown in Chicago.

Public defenders say clients were avoiding court out of fear, including after a woman was arrested entering the domestic violence courthouse.

CHICAGO — Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

Detaining residents outside courthouses has been a common tactic for federal age

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