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Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

CHICAGO – A judge's blistering 223-page opinion has offered a cache of striking new details from body camera footage about agents' use of force during a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz.”

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' opinion issued Thursday recounts many high-profile clashes between federal agents and protesters , repeatedly using body camera footage to refute the federal government's narratives from court, use-of-force reports, filmed depositions and press releases. It describes scenes of agents launching tear g

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