Days before he was ordered to appear in front of a U.S. district judge to answer pressing questions about the immigration crackdown in Chicago, the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field director is heading out of town and two other officials are set to testify Monday instead.

The judge at the center of the discussion said she didn’t want to meddle in who testifies as long as they answer her questions about what’s been going on during clashes between federal agents and demonstrators in Chicago, the latest target of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Last week, the judge expanded her restraining order restricting federal tactics against ICE protesters by instructing agents to turn on body-worn cameras while encountering demonstrators.

Tensions continue to flare as

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