CHICAGO (WLS) -- Plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit over excessive use of force against protesters and press by the Department of Homeland Security under "Operation Midway Blitz" said Tuesday they are dropping the case, as many federal forces have already left the area.

"This case started out being about the Trump administration's attempt to scare people who protested Operation Midway Blitz and reporters who documented it," said plaintiff Autumn Reidy-Hamer of Oak Park, who was twice tear-gassed while protesting at the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. "But we made it clear that Chicago was going to keep protesting and bearing witness no matter what the federal government did. Chicago stood up to the bully, and the bully backed down."

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