An appeals court in Chicago has paused a judge's injunction restricting federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, ruling the judge's order was "overbroad."

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting agents from using riot control weapons against protesters or others if they do not pose an immediate threat, and unless they first issue two warnings. The order also limits agents' use of chokeholds and other restraint techniques that apply "pressure to the neck that may restrict blood flow or air passage."

Ellis ruled that agents' repeated aggressive use of force against peaceful protesters "shocks the conscience" and "shows no sign of stopping." She also found the Trump administration's testimony about age

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