Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s request to pause enforcement for Halloween, saying activities would continue for public safety.
- New confrontations unfolded in Evanston and Chicago’s Albany Park, including arrests after a collision with agents near schools and disputes over force used on bystanders.
- DHS released bodycam video from the Old Irving Park incident and said agents were assaulted before using chemical agents after multiple warnings, claims contested by residents.
- U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis imposed limits such as body cameras, warnings before chemical agents, and reporting, while the 7th Circuit curtailed her daily-update requirement.
- Indiana leaders announced an expanded 287(g) role for state police, with DHS citing 223 highway arrests, including 146 truck drivers, as part of an operation that officials say has netted about 3,000 arrests.