CHICAGO — A federal judge has ordered immigration enforcement agents operating in the Chicago area to wear body cameras, citing concerns over escalating confrontations between federal officers and protesters.

U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis issued the mandate Thursday as part of an expanded temporary restraining order aimed at curbing the use of tear gas and other riot-control tactics by federal agents.

The decision follows a series of incidents in which agents allegedly used chemical agents and force against demonstrators, journalists, and bystanders during immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”

“I live in Chicago, if folks haven’t noticed,” Ellis said during a hearing. “And I’m not blind. I tend to get news.”

Ellis initially is

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