CHICAGO — The 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals has halted a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of force — including riot control weapons like tear gas and pepper balls — against protesters, calling it “overbroad.”

In siding with the Trump administration, the three-judge panel ruled that U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ Nov. 6 preliminary injunction overstepped and “impermissibly” infringed on how the executive branch conducts law enforcement activity.

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But Wednesday’s decision also warned not to “overread today’s order” and said that evidence brought to Ellis about federal agents’ use of force in the Chicago area over the last two months “may support entry of a m

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