đ Share this article National Enforcement Agents in Chicago Ordered to Utilize Worn Cameras by Judge's Decision A federal court has mandated that federal agents in the Windy City must wear recording devices following numerous events where they deployed chemical irritants, smoke grenades, and irritants against protesters and law enforcement, appearing to contravene a prior legal decision. Judicial Displeasure Over Agency Actions US District Judge Sara Ellis, who had before mandated immigration agents to show credentials and prohibited them from using dispersal tactics such as irritants without alert, expressed strong frustration on Thursday regarding the federal agency's persistent forceful methods. "I reside in this city if individuals haven't noticed," she declared on Thursday. "And I'm not blind, right?" Ellis continued: "I'm seeing pictures and observing pictures on the television, in the publication, examining documentation where I'm feeling concerns about my ruling being obeyed." Wider Situation This latest requirement for immigration officers to use body cameras comes as Chicago has emerged as the most recent focal point of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in recent weeks, with intense federal enforcement. Simultaneously, residents in Chicago have been organizing to prevent arrests within their neighborhoods, while DHS has labeled those efforts as "rioting" and stated it "is using appropriate and constitutional actions to maintain the legal system and protect our officers." Specific Events On Tuesday, after federal agents conducted a car chase and led to a multiple-vehicle accident, demonstrators shouted "Leave our city" and threw items at the officers, who, seemingly without notice, deployed chemical agents in the direction of the demonstrators â and 13 city police who were also present. In a separate event on Tuesday, a officer with face covering cursed at demonstrators, commanding them to retreat while restraining a young adult, Warren King, to the sidewalk, while a observer cried out "he's a citizen," and it was unknown why King was under arrest. Over the weekend, when attorney Samay Gheewala attempted to ask agents for a warrant as they detained an immigrant in his community, he was pushed to the pavement so forcefully his palms bled. Public Effect Additionally, some area children found themselves required to be kept inside for outdoor activities after irritants permeated the streets near their school yard. Similar accounts have been documented throughout the United States, even as ex agency executives warn that apprehensions seem to be non-selective and broad under the expectations that the federal government has imposed on agents to remove as many people as possible. "They show little regard whether or not those people represent a danger to public safety," a former official, a previous agency leader, stated. "They merely declare, 'If you lack legal status, you're a fair target.'"