Filed Date: May 6, 2026
Case Ongoing
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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.
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Summary Authors
Simon Jillson (6/3/2026)
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 June 4, 2026, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 6, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs (Dana Briggs, Ian Sampson, Grace Cooper, and Jacqueline Guataquira) were protesting or documenting protests at the Broadview ICE Detention Center near Chicago
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
ICE
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice
Defendant Type(s):
Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
Other Dockets:
Northern District of Illinois 1:26-cv-05238
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Content/viewpoint discrimination
Immigration/Border:
Policing:
Inadequate citizen complaint investigations and procedures
Over/Unlawful Detention (policing)
Case Summary of Briggs v. Mullin, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48177/ (last updated 6/3/2026).