US EditionJudge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media
Judge Ellis found federal agents' accounts not credible, imposing rules requiring body cameras and warnings before force, affecting Operation Midway Blitz involving 220 agents.
- Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis called out Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino for lying and issued a preliminary injunction against federal force in Chicago, granting 'complete relief' to residents accusing DHS of 'extreme brutality'.
- Bovino admitted in deposition that he lied about being struck by a rock before deploying tear gas, and courtroom video evidence disproved the false claim used to justify force in Little Village earlier this month.
- Ellis's order requires officers in the field to give two explicit warnings before chemical crowd control and mandates body-worn cameras and clear identification, DOJ lawyer and Jon Seidel confirmed Bovino now wears one.
- The injunction forbids force against protesters and journalists unless objectively necessary to stop an immediate threat; Rev. David Black and Governor JB Pritzker praised the ruling for protecting free speech and peaceful assembly.
- Advocates noted video evidence of agent assaults on people holding cameras and warned DHS falsehoods and ICE escalations could trigger unprovoked live ammunition use.
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Capitol News Illinois | Justice Department lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
An attorney for the Trump administration on Thursday told a federal judge that it is “wrong to allege” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Chicago-area “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign is over, but declined to give any specifics on…
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Cops Be Lying: Judge Releases Videos That Prove Immigration Agents And DHS Are Lying About Chicago Protester Attacks
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Every time “Operation Midway Blitz” — the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown operation in Chicago — is in the news, one can expect to learn that immigration cops are either using excessive force against protesters or detainees, targeting people violently who are not dangerous, lying to justify their actions, or all of the above. And, since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, it has bec…
Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Evening reading: ‘Difficult, if not impossible, to believe almost anything that Defendants represent’CapitolFax.com
* We told you about this earlier today… U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago. It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit. It's 233 pages. Here you go: https://t.co/aFlswrsP3w https://t.co/pv7SrUMdZb — Jon Seidel (@SeidelContent) November 20, 2025 [...]
Judge Rips Border Patrol Commander For Lying About Chicago
Source: The Washington Post / Getty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino just can’t seem to stay out of the hot seat in federal court. While Bovino boasts about the more than 3,000 arrests that have been made since the start of “Operation Midway Blitz” — the immigration crackdown in Chicago that has largely proven to be more of a series of human rights violations than it has an agenda to save the city from “criminal illegal al…
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