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Chicago Tren de Aragua case secrecy violation
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 09
JUL 09 · Day 1
Judge finds Chicago US attorney violated secrecy order in Tren de Aragua case
Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Boutros to the role on a temporary basis in April 2025.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally found that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros violated her order sealing the Tren de Aragua case.
McNally ordered on June 29 that the complaint and other documents in the case be sealed until the time of arrest of all defendants or further order of the court.
“I would not have signed an order that permitted the full discretion of the entire law enforcement community to decide that, at this point, we think what we’re doing here should not be sealed,”
LAURA MCNALLY
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