In another sign of the sudden ramp-down of federal immigration enforcement in Chicago, a Justice Department lawyer told a judge Tuesday the population of a controversial holding facility in the western suburbs had recently dwindled to only four people.

It’s a snapshot of the situation inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, which continues to attract demonstrators . But the report raised eyebrows Tuesday, given that U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman recently heard testimony about people being held there 100-150 to a cell .

Gettleman presides over a lawsuit challenging conditions inside the building, which drew near daily protests during the feds’ “Operation Midway Blitz.” He met with lawyers in the case Tuesday, to discuss logistics ahead of a prelim

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