US EditionOfficial defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras
Federal agents face scrutiny over crowd control and body camera compliance during immigration enforcement that led to over 1,000 arrests in Illinois, officials said.
- U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago have been provided with body cameras according to a testimony given during a judge's hearing.
- A judge has expanded a restraining order, directing federal agents to use body cameras while encountering protesters.
- Operation Midway Blitz has led to over 1,000 arrests across Illinois from September 8 to October 3, as reported by the Department of Homeland Security.
- Judge Ellis expressed serious concerns about compliance with her orders and insisted on receiving satisfactory answers during court sessions.
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Capitol News Illinois | Immigration officials seek to justify use of force on Chicago-area protesters
Federal immigration enforcement officials overseeing the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area testified Monday that all uses of aggressive crowd control tactics on protesters in recent weeks have been justified.
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Judge Grills Trump Officials Over Chicago Tear Gas Use
Trump administration officials were expected in federal court Monday to answer questions about whether federal immigration officials violated a court order by using tear gas against protesters in the Chicago area.Government officials were set to appear before U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis in Chicago amid mounting allegations that agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used tear gas …
Days before he was ordered to appear before a federal judge to answer urgent questions about the immigration offensive in Chicago, the city's local director of Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) leaves the city...
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