US EditionJudge Orders Body Cameras for Chicago Immigration Agents
- U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered agents in Operation Midway Blitz to wear body cameras and set a court date for October 20 to explain tear gas deployment, including warnings.
- A coalition of local journalists, protesters and faith leaders sued last week, leading Ellis to issue a temporary restraining order against ICE and CBP targeting peaceful activity.
- Since then, plaintiffs say federal agents fired tear gas at crowds at least twice after the order, including a Tuesday confrontation on Chicago's southeast side involving Border Patrol and an Albany Park incident where a man was briefly detained.
- Ellis announced Thursday she is expanding her order amid compliance concerns while the administration appeals and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he doubts the order is followed.
- Beyond the courtroom, protesters and reporters face serious injuries and detentions inside an ICE facility, while a separate federal judge last week blocked President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment.
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Federal judge in Chicago demands body cams for immigration agents amid brutality claims
U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis is “profoundly concerned” about the continued clashing between protestors and federal agents despite her temporary restraining order issued last week.
Judge says immigration agents must wear body cameras in Chicago
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago said Thursday that she was “profoundly concerned” that federal agents might have violated a court order that she had issued setting strict limits on their use of tear gas and requiring them to give protesters warnings to disperse.
District Judge Sara Ellis ruled Thursday that federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will have to use body cameras, after expressing concern over the numerous clashes that have taken place in recent weeks between agents and the public. Ellis also summoned a senior official to appear in court next week and discuss a migration control operation that has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.Read more]]>
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