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Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas In Chicago
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis also allowed plaintiffs to take limited deposition from Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino as part of the excessive force lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations.

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Judge presses federal officials on response to Chicago protests. Here’s what she learned
Chicago judge questions Trump official over ICE agents' use of force
Illinois Officials Ask Supreme Court to Keep Block on Trump’s Chicago Troop Deployment
State and local officials in Illinois urged the Supreme Court on Monday to leave in place a lower court order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in the Chicago area...

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Illinois asks Supreme Court to deny Trump’s ‘dramatic’ request to clear National Guard deployment
Immigration officials to face judge's questions today on violating tear gas order
Chicago Judge Questions Trump Official Over ICE Agents' Use of Force
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has accused Trump of deliberately seeking to provoke unrest to justify further federal intervention.

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What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland, other US cities
Trump scored a legal victory over National Guard troop deployment to Portland. Here’s what we know

ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

ICE's deputy field office director said ICE agents have worn no cameras working at a facility in Broadview that has been the site of protests.

DHS claims Chicago "No Kings" protester threatened ICE agents, wants criminal charges

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a protester at the "No Kings" rally in Chicago should face criminal charges for allegedly calling for ICE agents to be shot.

Border official defends use of ICE’s aggressive tactics in Chicago

U.S. Border Patrol agents operating in Chicago have now been equipped with body cameras, a development confirmed on Monday during a court hearing addressing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. This initiative follows a judge's order amid complaints of increasingly combative tactics and over 1,000 arrests.

Chicago pastor sues ICE, alleging agents shot him with pepper balls during protest

Reverend David Black says he was praying outside a Chicago ICE facility when agents fired pepper balls, striking him seven times. He’s calling for accountability and says he’s forgiven them.
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