"The temporary restraining order comes amid clashes between protesters and federal agents in the Chicago area, where journalists have repeatedly been hit with pepper balls and tear gas."
"A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
As federal agents have clashed with protesters in the Chicago area in recent weeks, journalists have been shot with tear gas and less-lethal munitions including pepper balls. Many of the incidents occurred outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.
In her order, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, prohibited DHS agents from “dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a journalist” unless there is “specific probable cause to believe” that person committed a crime. The 14-day order applies to all DHS agents, including those with ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, across northern Illinois."
Scott Nover reports for the Washington Post October 9, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"News Outlets Broadly Reject Pentagon Rules Before Signing Deadline" (Washington Post)
"International Journalists Urge Israel To Allow Reporters Into Gaza After Ceasefire Deal" (Guardian)
"A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy" (NPR release)
"Chicago News Producer Violently Arrested by Feds in Traffic, on Video" (TMZ)
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