Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Updated 6:02 PM EDT, October 16, 2025
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CHICAGO (AP) — Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday said she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras, and she also summoned a senior official to court next week to discuss an enforcement operation that has resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a “little startled” after seeing TV images of street confrontations that involved tear gas and other tactics during an immigration crackdown by President Donald Trump’s administration.
“I live in Chicago if folks haven’t noticed,” Ellis said. “And I’m not blind, right?”
Separately, hours later, a federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration and said a lower court’s temporary ban on deploying the National Guard to assist immigration officers in Illinois would stay in place while the government pursues an appeal.
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