"The plaintiffs argue this violates "multiple paragraphs" of the court's Oct. 9 order, which prohibits federal agents from arresting, threatening to arrest or using physical force against journalists unless there is probable cause to believe the individual has committed a crime. It also prohibits them from issuing crowd dispersal orders, without exigent circumstances, requiring people to leave a public place where they otherwise have a lawful right to be."
"The order also prohibits federal agencies from using various types of riot control weapons, including tear gas and other kinds of noxious gas, as well as various kinds of "less-lethal" weapons and ammunition, unless there is an immediate safety threat."
"They deployed the smoke canister, the one I showed you a picture of, with no audible warning whatsoever."
Federal agents deployed to Chicago allegedly used prohibited tactics during protests despite a court order. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a temporary restraining order barring certain tactics in federal interactions with protesters and media. U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was filmed in Little Village pulling and tossing a tear gas canister into a crowd while in uniform. Plaintiffs — journalists, protesters, and clergy — sued the federal government, alleging Bovino's actions violated multiple paragraphs of the Oct. 9 order that protect journalists from arrest or force without probable cause and bar use of riot-control weapons absent an immediate safety threat. Former prosecutor Brian Kolp said the canister was deployed with no audible warning.
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