U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear activated body cameras during Operation Midway Blitz, citing TV footage of tear gas and clashes with protesters. She previously required badges and barred certain riot-control tactics against peaceful demonstrators and journalists, and demanded the field director appear Monday over compliance concerns. A DOJ lawyer blamed 'one-sided, selectively edited' media reports and said cameras can’t be distributed immediately; Ellis said details can follow. Chicago groups have been tracking ICE activity as arrests surpassed 1,000 since September.

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