Federal Use of Force in Chicago Protests Is Restricted by Judge

A US judge has temporarily imposed stricter limits on when federal agents can use physical force and make arrests during Chicago-area demonstrations against the Trump administration’s ramped up immigration enforcement.

US District Judge Sara Ellis entered a 14-day order on Thursday in response to a lawsuit accusing agents of unlawfully using excessive force during recent protests outside a migrant detention facility in the Broadview suburb, and targeting journalists and demonstrators for arrest in violation of First Amendment speech rights.

Ellis’ ruling comes amid escalating tensions in Chicago over President Donald Trump’s push to assert greater federal control over the ...