CHICAGO — Federal immigration enforcement officials overseeing the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area testified Monday that all uses of aggressive crowd control tactics on protesters in recent weeks have been justified.

The officials, who were ordered to appear in court, told U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis that no agents have violated internal use-of-force policies in clashes with protesters, nor had any been disciplined for it. They also said agents’ use of tear gas on members of the public was warranted in two incidents last week — despite the judge’s Oct. 9 temporary restraining order forbidding the use of chemical irritants on demonstrators.

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