Filed Date: May 6, 2026
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
(This summary is temporary while we research the case.)
Filed on May 6, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, this complaint was brought by four American citizens against a constellation of federal agencies and officials, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The plaintiffs alleged they were unlawfully arrested while protesting or documenting protests at the Broadview ICE Detention Center near Chicago during "Operation Midway Blitz," and that federal agents compelled them to provide DNA samples via buccal swab, which the government retained even after criminal charges against them were dismissed or never filed. The complaint asserted seven counts under the First and Fourth Amendments, the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. § 40702), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and an ultra vires theory, challenging both the constitutionality of blanket DNA collection as applied to plaintiffs and the government's use of surveillance tools (including facial recognition, license plate readers, and social media monitoring) as part of a coordinated effort to suppress opposition to immigration enforcement policies. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, including expungement and permanent destruction of their DNA samples and profiles from the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), as well as attorneys' fees and costs.
This case is ngoing.
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73301943/parties/briggs-v-mullin/
Dunne, Carey R. (Illinois)
Folch, Monica Pilar (Illinois)
Goldberg, Zack (Illinois)
Morsch, James A. (Illinois)
Reiser, Martha (Illinois)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73301943/briggs-v-mullin/
Last updated May 13, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 6, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
Other Dockets:
Northern District of Illinois 1:26-cv-05238
Available Documents:
Case Summary of Briggs v. Mullin, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48177/.