Overview
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a refined preliminary injunction restricting federal agents’ tactics during Chicago immigration-enforcement operations.
- The order adds body-worn camera use, visible badges, two warnings before crowd-control weapons, and an “objectively necessary” standard for any use of force.
- Ellis found the government’s account not credible and cited video contradicting Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, whom she said admitted lying about being hit by a rock before deploying tear gas.
- The lawsuit by media organizations and protesters alleges excessive force, with testimony describing tear gas exposure, pepper balls to the head during prayer, and guns pointed at people filming in residential streets.
- Ellis said the measures protect constitutional rights and will not be stayed while the Trump administration pursues an appeal, as DHS indicated it plans to challenge the ruling.