Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area were ordered to wear body cameras after repeated use of pepper balls, smoke grenades and tear gas against protesters and police, actions a judge said appeared to defy her ruling. District Judge Sara Ellis, who had required badges and warnings before riot-control tactics, castigated DHS as videos showed continued force during the Trump administration’s escalated deportation push. Recent incidents included tear gas lobbed during a car-chase aftermath that struck protesters and 13 Chicago police, a 19-year-old pinned on a sidewalk, and an attorney shoved to the ground. Former officials warn arrests are indiscriminate.

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