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DHS Retreats From the Claim That the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Faced a 'Violent Riot'

The department now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles."

Reason

The Trump Administration Says It's Illegal To Record Videos of ICE. Here's What the Law Says.

"Violence is anything that threatens them and their safety, so it is doxing them, it's videotaping them where they're at when they're out on operations," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

Reason

Protesters move to end their lawsuit over immigration officers' tactics in the Chicago area

Protesters, journalists and faith leaders who sued over the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area are seeking to end their legal challenge

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Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force

Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges

The Independent UK

Judge's blistering opinion details use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown

A federal judge’s 223-page opinion delivers a blistering account of federal agents using tear gas, rubber bullets and other force against Chicago-area protesters and journalists, often without warning or justification

The Independent UK

ICE agents accused of pepper-spraying Illinois parents and their one-year-old

Video shows Rafael Veraza holding his face after he and his family we reallegedly sprayed through open car window

The Guardian - US

Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago

Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester

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Judge optimistic about improvements at Chicago-area ICE facility with alleged 'inhumane' conditions

A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions

The Independent UK

Judge bans use of force for Trump’s Chicago blitz and accuses top border official of lying in court

Federal agents’ actions ‘shock the conscience,’ Judge Sara Ellis says

The Independent UK

Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media

A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights

The Independent UK

Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing

A judge will consider how to respond to allegations that federal immigration agents in the Chicago area have used excessive force

The Independent UK

Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit

Illinois advocates have sued federal authorities over alleged inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility

The Independent UK

Immigration enforcement will continue over Halloween in Chicago, Noem says

"Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence," Pritzker wrote in his letter.

Axios

Illinois governor calls on Trump officials to halt ICE raids for Halloween

JB Pritzker urges suspension of immigration crackdown to let children ‘spend Halloween weekend without fear’

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The Independent UK

Border Patrol's Bovino due in court for first check-in on Chicago immigration crackdown

A senior Border Patrol official is due in court for the second day in a row in the first of his daily court-mandated check-ins about the Chicago area immigration enforcement operation, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force

International Business Times UK

Chicago Judge Rebukes Trump's Border Chief Gregory Bovino for Tear-Gassing Kids, Demands Daily Updates

US Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was ordered by a Chicago federal judge to report daily to court after his agents' tear-gas use during immigration raids sparked outrage and legal scrutiny.

The Guardian - US

Border patrol leader told to go to court every weekday to report on Chicago enforcement

Federal judge gives orders to Gregory Bovino in exceptional bid to impose oversight over Trump officials’ raids in city

The Independent UK

US citizen, 67, ‘has ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off

The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade

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The Independent UK

Judge rips Border Patrol chief for tear gassing kids in Chicago as agents come under fire for Trump’s mass deportation operation

Greg Bovino is being hauled to court every day after his officers are accused of gassing neighborhoods and threatening protesters with ‘you’re dead, liberal’ taunts

The Independent UK

Border Patrol official Bovino due in court to answer questions about Chicago immigration crackdown

Border Patrol official Greg Bovino is due in court Tuesday to take questions about a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force

The Independent UK

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

The official reassured the judge that every Border Patrol agent “now has a body-worn camera”

International Business Times

Federal Judge 'Startled' by ICE Conduct Orders Agents to Wear Body Cameras During Operations

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered immigration enforcement officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras after reports and footage showed federal agents using rubber bullets, tear gas, and other chemical munitions against protesters, journalists, and faith leaders

Latin Times

Federal Judge 'Startled' by ICE Conduct Orders Agents to Wear Body Cameras During Operations

The Guardian - US

Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago area to wear body cameras

Agents also appear to have violated order banning them from using riot-control, such as tear gas, without warning

The Independent UK

The Latest: Federal immigration officers in Chicago area required to wear body cameras, judge says

Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said Thursday after seeing tear gas and other aggressive steps used against protesters

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