Judge to Feds: Don’t Use Crowd Control Weapons on Chicago Media

Judge restricts ICE from using projectiles in immigration-related interactions with media, protesters

CHICAGO — A federal judge has ruled that federal agents violated the rights of news reporters and protesters responding to immigration arrests in Chicago, and restricted future actions against them.

Judge to feds: Don’t use crowd control weapons on Chicago media

(NewsNation) — A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily barred the Department of Homeland Security from using crowd control weapons like tear gas and pepper balls on local journalists who are covering the Trump administration’s confrontations with demonstrators. A suit filed earlier this week by news outlets and media associations, among others, said federal agents used “indiscriminate” force and interfered with freedoms of the press. Critics …

Judge Temporarily Bars Feds From Using Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Against Reporters in Broadview

Federal Judge Sides With Journalists, Protesters in Chicago Over Violent Tactics of Trump's Federal Agents

Federal judge restricts use of force by federal agents on protesters and journalists in Chicago. Ruling bars riot control weapons unless immediate threat.

Federal judge restricts ICE from using projectiles in immigration-related interactions with media and protesters

A federal judge has ruled that federal agents violated the rights of news reporters and protesters responding to immigration arrests in Chicago, and restricted future actions against them. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis Thursday issued a restraining order and forbid federal agents from firing tear gas and other projectiles at peaceful protesters, clergy or journalists unless they pose an immediate threat of physical harm to a person, and to stop…

Judge tells feds to restrict use of tear gas, other riot controls in Illinois

A federal judge ordered federal agencies to be more selective in their use of tear gas and other riot control tools to combat protests that have raged in Illinois.