Steve Art
@steveart.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer. Defend Chicago.
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Local people protested, people raised money and showed up for court support. Local press covered what happened which is how folks on here came to know this happened. Local people didn't abandon her.
They shot an undocumented man here on a busy street in the middle of the day.
They put “5 shots, 7 holes” (agents bragging words) in a Latina woman. Lied about the reasons. Charged her with attacking them then dropped it all.
There wasn’t enough outrage.
They put “5 shots, 7 holes” (agents bragging words) in a Latina woman. Lied about the reasons. Charged her with attacking them then dropped it all.
There wasn’t enough outrage.
Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz
The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Local people protested, people raised money and showed up for court support. Local press covered what happened which is how folks on here came to know this happened. Local people didn't abandon her.
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We reviewed Gregory Bovino and his agents’ tactics in Chicago. From a shooting to Slim Jims, the feds’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks for the public and the officers themselves. “Simply reckless,” former police superintendent said.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
Experts: From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks
A Tribune review found Immigration agents routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We reviewed Gregory Bovino and his agents’ tactics in Chicago. From a shooting to Slim Jims, the feds’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks for the public and the officers themselves. “Simply reckless,” former police superintendent said.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
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Sneak peek of our story with @joemahr.bsky.social in tomorrow’s paper. Excited for people to read it. Joe’s a humble beast and generous mentor. We are so lucky to have him @chicagotribune.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sneak peek of our story with @joemahr.bsky.social in tomorrow’s paper. Excited for people to read it. Joe’s a humble beast and generous mentor. We are so lucky to have him @chicagotribune.com
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The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
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Read the full press release on today’s dismissal above, and discover more about the case—including a trove of key documents, bodycam videos, declarations, depositions, and other evidence—at www.loevy.com/class-action.... 7/7
CHC v. Noem
Protesters, reporters, and clergy allege DHS federal agents under Operation Midway Blitz are violating their 1st Amendment rights.
www.loevy.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Read the full press release on today’s dismissal above, and discover more about the case—including a trove of key documents, bodycam videos, declarations, depositions, and other evidence—at www.loevy.com/class-action.... 7/7
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The plaintiffs and attorneys all agree that, while dismissing this case, they stand prepared to continue the fight in the future if needed. “Let us be clear, we in the Chicagoland area will fight for our neighbors and for our rights if and when the Trump Administration returns,” Holcombe says. 6/7
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The plaintiffs and attorneys all agree that, while dismissing this case, they stand prepared to continue the fight in the future if needed. “Let us be clear, we in the Chicagoland area will fight for our neighbors and for our rights if and when the Trump Administration returns,” Holcombe says. 6/7
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Still, as plaintiff Rev. Abby Holcombe says, damage has been done: “Thousands of our neighbors have disappeared, without due process and without a trace. Thousands more—including a generation of children—have been terrified and traumatized by the reckless, lawless brutality of these agents.” 5/7
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Still, as plaintiff Rev. Abby Holcombe says, damage has been done: “Thousands of our neighbors have disappeared, without due process and without a trace. Thousands more—including a generation of children—have been terrified and traumatized by the reckless, lawless brutality of these agents.” 5/7
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With this public record, and DHS forces all but gone, plaintiffs felt there was little to be gained by continuing to litigate the case. “We'll take the win,” lead plaintiffs Chicago Headline Club said, in a statement from their board. 4/7
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
With this public record, and DHS forces all but gone, plaintiffs felt there was little to be gained by continuing to litigate the case. “We'll take the win,” lead plaintiffs Chicago Headline Club said, in a statement from their board. 4/7
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The 200+ pp opinion Judge Ellis released Nov. 20—which Loevy's Steve Art calls “a defining document of our time”—and the over 50 hours of video made public through this case, document both the widespread abuses by DHS forces and the many blatant lies they told in attempting to justify them. 3/7
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The 200+ pp opinion Judge Ellis released Nov. 20—which Loevy's Steve Art calls “a defining document of our time”—and the over 50 hours of video made public through this case, document both the widespread abuses by DHS forces and the many blatant lies they told in attempting to justify them. 3/7
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“We won our case the day they left town,” says attorney David B. Owens of Loevy + Loevy and the University of Washington School of Law. “The people of Chicago stood up to the Trump administration’s bullying and intimidation, and showed them they were messing with the wrong city.” 2/7
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“We won our case the day they left town,” says attorney David B. Owens of Loevy + Loevy and the University of Washington School of Law. “The people of Chicago stood up to the Trump administration’s bullying and intimidation, and showed them they were messing with the wrong city.” 2/7
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Today, plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem, our lawsuit over excessive use of force against press and protesters by federal troops under Operation Midway Blitz, voluntarily dropped the case, as the operation seems to be ended and Bovino and Co. have left the region. 1/7
PRESS RELEASE: With Bovino and Company Gone From Chicago, Plaintiffs Drop Injunctive Lawsuit Over DHS Use of Force Against Protesters, Clergy, and Press
Plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem voluntarily dismissed their case, as DHS forces have already left the region. "We'll take the win."
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December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today, plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem, our lawsuit over excessive use of force against press and protesters by federal troops under Operation Midway Blitz, voluntarily dropped the case, as the operation seems to be ended and Bovino and Co. have left the region. 1/7
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The Trump admin has made clear that New Orleans is next.
Protect your neighbors:
🗣️ Pre-bunk lies about "targeting criminals"
📸 Film everything as a civic duty
🤝 Stand united
☮️ Keep it peaceful
Chicago proved that whole-of-society opposition works. New Orleans can, too.
Protect your neighbors:
🗣️ Pre-bunk lies about "targeting criminals"
📸 Film everything as a civic duty
🤝 Stand united
☮️ Keep it peaceful
Chicago proved that whole-of-society opposition works. New Orleans can, too.
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Trump admin has made clear that New Orleans is next.
Protect your neighbors:
🗣️ Pre-bunk lies about "targeting criminals"
📸 Film everything as a civic duty
🤝 Stand united
☮️ Keep it peaceful
Chicago proved that whole-of-society opposition works. New Orleans can, too.
Protect your neighbors:
🗣️ Pre-bunk lies about "targeting criminals"
📸 Film everything as a civic duty
🤝 Stand united
☮️ Keep it peaceful
Chicago proved that whole-of-society opposition works. New Orleans can, too.
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The administration tried to sell a false story of "lawlessness," but Chicagoans told and documented the truth — peaceful demonstrators shot while praying, tear gassed in the streets, and much more.
Recordings destroyed the government’s narrative and gave lawyers crucial evidence.
Recordings destroyed the government’s narrative and gave lawyers crucial evidence.
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The administration tried to sell a false story of "lawlessness," but Chicagoans told and documented the truth — peaceful demonstrators shot while praying, tear gassed in the streets, and much more.
Recordings destroyed the government’s narrative and gave lawyers crucial evidence.
Recordings destroyed the government’s narrative and gave lawyers crucial evidence.
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When masked federal agents rappelled into Chicago, residents stood together and successfully pushed back against federal forces’ efforts to create chaos.
Protect Democracy’s Conor Gaffney and Katie Schwartzmann outline the Chicago “blueprint” via @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
Protect Democracy’s Conor Gaffney and Katie Schwartzmann outline the Chicago “blueprint” via @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
Lessons from Chicago: A playbook for the federal immigration surge in New Orleans - Verite News New Orleans
Civil rights lawyers successfully fought the brutal tactics deployed against Chicagoans during a recent immigration enforcement deployment. But they needed help from the community to get it done.
veritenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
When masked federal agents rappelled into Chicago, residents stood together and successfully pushed back against federal forces’ efforts to create chaos.
Protect Democracy’s Conor Gaffney and Katie Schwartzmann outline the Chicago “blueprint” via @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
Protect Democracy’s Conor Gaffney and Katie Schwartzmann outline the Chicago “blueprint” via @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
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Yesterday, Judge Ellis issued her written opinion in CHC v. NOEM. A scathing 233-pp document of DHS abuses and lies under "Operation Midway Blitz," it will surely go down as one of the defining documents of the 2nd Trump administration. Read our press release here:
PRESS RELEASE: In 233-Page Order Documenting Months of Terror, Brutality, and Lies, Federal Judge Writes the Book on “Operation Midway Blitz”
Judge Sara L. Ellis issued her 200+pp written order and opinion, granting a preliminary injunction in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yesterday, Judge Ellis issued her written opinion in CHC v. NOEM. A scathing 233-pp document of DHS abuses and lies under "Operation Midway Blitz," it will surely go down as one of the defining documents of the 2nd Trump administration. Read our press release here:
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We've launched a page dedicated to CHC v. NOEM, our lawsuit over excessive use of force by DHS agents. Here you can report violations, find court documents, watch video evidence, read related press releases and news, and discover other resources about this important case.
CHC v. Noem
Protesters, reporters, and clergy allege DHS federal agents under Operation Midway Blitz are violating their 1st Amendment rights.
www.loevy.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We've launched a page dedicated to CHC v. NOEM, our lawsuit over excessive use of force by DHS agents. Here you can report violations, find court documents, watch video evidence, read related press releases and news, and discover other resources about this important case.
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NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about.
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about.
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
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Journalist Maya Lau's lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff's Department—alleging she was the victim of a retaliatory investigation after she wrote about LASD misconduct—will proceed, according to a recent ruling by a federal judge. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Journalist Maya Lau's lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff's Department—alleging she was the victim of a retaliatory investigation after she wrote about LASD misconduct—will proceed, according to a recent ruling by a federal judge. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
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I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
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The people who were pro stop and frisk helped pave the way.
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The people who were pro stop and frisk helped pave the way.
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
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It was an honor for Loevy to stand with our co-counsel at the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago School of Law, First Defense Legal Aid, @protectdemocracy.org, and the ACLU of Illinois.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It was an honor for Loevy to stand with our co-counsel at the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago School of Law, First Defense Legal Aid, @protectdemocracy.org, and the ACLU of Illinois.