The federal showdown in Chicago over crowd control and immigration enforcement has drawn sharp criticism from conservative voices, with former prosecutor Andy McCarthy calling out a judge for overreach and suggesting political motives. The dispute centers on a judge’s order demanding daily meetings with Border Patrol leadership after anti-ICE protests, the appellate court’s intervention, and the broader surge in confrontations around ICE facilities.
Andy McCarthy slammed U.S. District Judge Sarah Ellis for what he called a pattern of micromanagement, arguing judges should not be running day-to-day policing. He told Fox and Friends that many Democratic-appointed district judges seem to be positioning themselves for future promotions and that their decisions often go beyond proper judicial bounds. “I think a lot of these Democratic-appointed district judges, Brian, are kind of auditioning for Supreme Court nominations in the next Democratic administration. So very little of what they do surprises me anymore,” McCarthy said. “But the bottom line is, a district judge is not allowed to micromanage how the police do their job on the street.”
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The segment also touched on criminal charges stemming from protests, including the indictment of activist Kat Abughazaleh on obstruction charges tied to a demonstration near an ICE facility. McCarthy discussed how prosecutors must weigh evidence and cross the line between protected speech and criminal obstruction before bringing charges. “They go out and protest and there’s a line between dissent and obstruction,” McCarthy said about the protests after discussing what evidence federal prosecutors would use to decide whether to seek charges.
He added that some activists deliberately try to blur that line to manufacture outrage and media narratives, arguing that the phrase ‘mostly peaceful protest’ can be misused as cover. “And what they are trying to do is press that line everywhere they can. That’s how the absurd expression ‘mostly peaceful protest’ came to be, right? You have people who are actually out there exercising their First Amendment rights as they are allowed to, but then there are other people who are pushing the envelope and crossing the line into illegal behavior.”
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Local political resistance has also complicated enforcement, from claims a judge aided an illegal immigrant evade agents to a mayor publicly releasing names of ICE officers involved in operations. High-profile encounters include an arrest of a public figure who allegedly interfered with an operation and charges against an elected official accused of assaulting an ICE agent. These episodes feed the broader debate about how to protect officers, enforce the law, and keep communities safe without letting courts or politicians substitute themselves for operational decision makers.
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