CRIME & LAW

Chicago judge questions federal tear gas tactics

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis will question federal immigration officials in Chicago on Monday over possible violations of her order restricting tear gas and requiring body cameras, after renewed clashes with protesters and journalists. The hearing follows DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz, which it says led to more than 1,500 arrests across Illinois, and incidents in which CBP used crowd-control measures days after Ellis’s Oct. 9 ruling. City protests have grown, and plaintiffs allege First Amendment violations. DHS seeks changes to camera rules and a different witness, as leadership shifts and officials blame “one-sided” media reports.

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