Judge Says ICE Agents In Chicago Must Wear Body Cams

ByAntonio Pequeño IV,

Forbes Staff.

A federal judge in Chicago said Thursday that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be required to wear body cameras during deployments in the city, according to multiple outlets, citing apparent violations of an order she issued last week that required agents to give warnings before using riot control weapons.

Judge Sara L. Ellis said she is "deeply concerned" with apparent violations of last week’s temporary restraining order, expanding it to require federal agents to wear body cameras.

Ellis also ordered Russell Hott, the director of ICE’s Chicago field office, to testify in court next week over multiple incidents between agents and protesters, according to ABC7 Chicago, saying he is “going to explain to me why I am seeing images of tear gas being deployed and reading reports that there were no warnings given out in the field.”