Overview
- Cell phone video from Old Irving Park on Saturday shows masked federal agents deploying tear gas as neighbors confronted them, the fourth such use in Chicago this week.
- Agents detained multiple people during weekend operations, including construction worker Luis Villegas in Old Irving Park and a delivery worker tackled inside an Avondale market, according to witnesses and store video.
- DHS said agents were swarmed by agitators, issued warnings and used riot-control measures in self-defense, while plaintiffs accuse Bovino of breaching a restraining order that restricts tear gas and requires warnings.
- Neighborhood disruptions mounted, with several public schools entering soft lockdowns on Friday and a children’s Halloween parade altered or canceled after Saturday’s tear gas incident.
- Separate footage from Addison shows agents breaking a car window and detaining occupants as Operation Midway Blitz continues, with DHS saying the effort has produced more than 1,500 arrests since September.