It was the second time Border Patrol agents have used tear gas to disperse crowds after a federal judge issued an order last week that sought to rein in how the feds used chemicals on crowds. After a group of protesters and journalists sued the federal government, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis last week issued a temporary restraining order that …
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Federal agents fired tear gas at a crowd during a tense standoff in East Side, Chicago following a car crash Tuesday. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said border patrol agents were in the city when someone rammed into one of their cars, setting off a chase. Chicago police said their officers responded to the 10500 block of South Avenue …
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ALBANY PARK — Federal agents deployed tear gas in Albany Park Sunday as residents chased off agents who were trying to detain a neighbor. Gabriel Paez and his wife, Megan Dougherty, were returning home from brunch Sunday afternoon when they saw two armed federal agents confronting a neighbor on the sidewalk. The couple, who live near Wilson and Sawyer avenues, …
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Saturday brought no decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether President Donald Trump may send troops to Portland. It’s unclear when the 9th Circuit will rule, but it will likely come before this Friday, when Oregon federal Judge Karin J. Immergut has set a hearing on whether to extend her restraining orders barring the National Guard …
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About 400 people marched from a park in South Portland to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building to protest the possibility of National Guard troops being deployed in the city. Federal agents used chemical crowd control measures and arrested at least six people as the protesters reached the facility located in a residential neighborhood just two blocks away from …
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Gas is deployed at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Portland, Ore., Oct. 4, 2025. Alejandro Figueroa / OPB Hundreds of protesters marched to the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facility on Saturday afternoon. It is the latest demonstration since President Donald Trump announced last week he would deploy up to 200 members of the Oregon National Guard …
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BROADVIEW — Federal agents shot rubber bullets at and tear gassed demonstrators during a Friday morning protest outside the Broadview ICE facility. Demonstrators have regularly gathered outside the facility, 1930 Beach St., in recent weeks as part of resistance to federal operations Midway Blitz and At Large, which are targeting undocumented people in Chicago and throughout Illinois. But the protests …
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Clashes between protesters and federal agents Friday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview saw an officer shove a congressional candidate to the ground, agents firing tear gas and pepper balls into crowds and multiple arrests in a tense series of confrontations over President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign. The demonstrations, which began about 5 a.m. and …
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Protests against the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement exploded Friday in the Chicago area, with federal officers in camouflage and riot gear using tear gas against the demonstrators. Footage by NBC 5 Chicago shows federal agents deploying tear gas as protesters blocked a vehicle trying to exit the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, a Chicago suburb. An NBC …
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