Court permanently bars federal pressure against ICE-reporting app and Facebook group
Where it stands
The Northern District of Illinois converted its preliminary injunction into a permanent injunction, dismissed the plaintiffs' claims with prejudice and directed the clerk to enter final judgment in Rosado v. Blanche. FIRE now labels the case closed. A separately entered final-judgment document was not accessible in this review, so the Ledger does not claim more than the November 13 order states.
Sources reviewed: Nov 13, 2026 · 8:58 PM EST
A federal judge permanently barred Justice Department and Homeland Security officials from formally or informally demanding or pressuring Facebook to suppress Kassandra Rosado's ICE Sightings - Chicagoland group or Apple to suppress Kreisau Group's Eyes Up app. The November 13 order also bars threats of sanctions for allowing or reinstating the named group or app, requires notice to relevant officials, Meta and Apple within seven days, dismisses the claims with prejudice and directs the clerk to enter final judgment.
The injunction applies to the two named platforms and products; it is not a general ruling governing every ICE-reporting service or all government communications with technology companies.
The response.
The plaintiffs alleged that federal officials coerced Facebook and Apple to remove protected speech about public ICE operations. In April, Judge Alonso found the plaintiffs likely to succeed and granted preliminary relief; that likelihood finding was not a final adjudication of liability. The government later joined the plaintiffs' November 12 motion to make the injunction permanent and dismiss the complaint with prejudice. The one-page joint motion contains no admission of unconstitutional conduct. Reuters reported that DOJ and DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment. President Trump has defended his immigration policies as necessary for domestic security; that broader policy position does not change the specific court order. FIRE described the result as a victory, which is the plaintiffs' characterization rather than additional judicial reasoning.
Dates & scope
Source publication: Nov 13, 2026 · 8:58 PM EST
Event or conduct: 2026-11-13.
Full chronology and review notes
Kassandra Rosado and Kreisau Group filed their complaint February 11, 2026. The court issued a memorandum granting preliminary relief April 17 and a preliminary-injunction order May 5. The parties jointly moved November 12 to convert that injunction into a permanent injunction and dismiss the complaint with prejudice. Judge Jorge L. Alonso entered the permanent-injunction and dismissal order November 13. Reuters published at 7:13 p.m. EST November 13, and the Ledger reviewed the joint motion, order, current FIRE case page and Reuters report at 8:58 p.m. EST. The complaint, preliminary ruling, joint motion, final order, news publication and Ledger review occurred on different dates.
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Open the original record.
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois via FIRE: Order converting preliminary injunction to permanent injunction and dismissing claims with prejudice ↗
Primary November 13 order, Docket 75, setting the permanent injunction's exact scope, dismissing the claims with prejudice and directing the clerk to enter final judgment. The court-hosted docket was inaccessible in this review environment, so the filing copy linked by Reuters and hosted by FIRE was used.
- The parties via FIRE: Joint motion to convert preliminary injunction into a permanent injunction and dismiss with prejudice ↗
Primary November 12 joint filing signed by plaintiffs' counsel and the U.S. Attorney's Office. It asks for the relief the court granted but contains no admission of unconstitutional conduct.
- Reuters: Free speech nonprofit says US to end efforts to curb Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity ↗
Published November 13 at 7:13 p.m. EST; reports the agreement, injunction, plaintiffs' allegations, absence of an immediate DOJ or DHS response and Trump's broader immigration-policy response.
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression: Rosado et al. v. Blanche et al. ↗
Plaintiffs' counsel's current case page, reviewed November 13 at 8:58 p.m. EST. It links the joint motion and order and labels the case closed. Its victory language is advocacy, not judicial reasoning.
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois via Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse: April 17 memorandum opinion and order granting preliminary injunction ↗
Primary April 17 preliminary ruling finding the plaintiffs likely to succeed on their First Amendment claim. A likelihood finding at the preliminary stage is not a final merits judgment.
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