Overview
- Homeland Security said an undocumented Mexican national was arrested in connection with shots fired at Border Patrol agents in Little Village, with prior weapons convictions noted and no name released.
- A Berwyn family says video shows a federal agent pepper-spraying them in a Cicero Sam’s Club parking lot, striking their 1-year-old; DHS denies any pepper spray was used there.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis restricted federal agents’ use of riot-control weapons after finding Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino gave false testimony, and the Justice Department has filed an appeal.
- DHS described a chaotic operation with gunfire, attempted vehicle rammings and thrown projectiles; nine people were taken into federal custody, and Chicago police reported no gunshot injuries.
- Local officials, advocates and legal observers are pressing for accountability as CPD and federal investigators review videos showing flash-bang deployments and other crowd-control measures.