{"id":16760,"date":"2025-10-12T17:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T17:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16760"},"modified":"2025-10-12T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T17:02:30","slug":"obama-judge-limits-use-of-riot-control-tools-in-anti-ice-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16760","title":{"rendered":"Obama Judge Limits Use Of Riot Control Tools In Anti-ICE Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A federal judge has ordered federal agencies to sharply limit their use of tear gas and other riot control tactics against protesters in Illinois, marking a major restriction on law enforcement as unrest continues across the state.<\/p>\n

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Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting agents from dispersing crowds in public areas unless there are \u201cexigent circumstances,\u201d The Washington Times\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The order forbids the use of crowd control munitions \u2014 including tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and less-lethal shotguns \u2014 unless officers determine there is an immediate threat to someone\u2019s physical safety. Ellis also ordered officers to issue at least two verbal warnings before deploying such tactics and to give protesters enough time to comply.<\/p>\n

The judge went further, forbidding officers from shoving or tackling demonstrators to the ground unless they pose an immediate threat of physical harm or officers are making a lawful arrest.<\/p>\n

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The case was filed by journalists who said they were manhandled by federal officers during protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Chicago area.<\/p>\n

Justice Department lawyers objected to the judge\u2019s ruling, arguing that federal officers must have discretion to make split-second decisions in volatile situations.<\/p>\n

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The decision came the same week another judge appointed by President Joe Biden temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard to Chicago to protect federal facilities from violent protesters.<\/p>\n