Dave Byrnes
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Forklift-certified journalist in Chicago. Politics, courts & labor. Words in the Chicago Reader, Unraveled Press, The TRiiBE, Courthouse News Service and some other ones I forget right now. All opinions & bad jokes my own. DM me for news tips/Signal info.
Journalists with @unraveledpress.com have clarified this incident appears to be smoke grenades and flash bangs rather than tear gas.
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Journalists with @unraveledpress.com have clarified this incident appears to be smoke grenades and flash bangs rather than tear gas.
District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order limits how and when feds can use gas in the Chicago area.
It restricts the use of gas in "residential or commercial areas" that could risk injury to a plaintiff class member "who is not causing an immediate threat of physical harm to another person"
It restricts the use of gas in "residential or commercial areas" that could risk injury to a plaintiff class member "who is not causing an immediate threat of physical harm to another person"
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order limits how and when feds can use gas in the Chicago area.
It restricts the use of gas in "residential or commercial areas" that could risk injury to a plaintiff class member "who is not causing an immediate threat of physical harm to another person"
It restricts the use of gas in "residential or commercial areas" that could risk injury to a plaintiff class member "who is not causing an immediate threat of physical harm to another person"
Federal immigration agents have deployed gas in Little Village, on 26th between Komensky and Pulaski, per videos shared online after 11 am this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Federal immigration agents have deployed gas in Little Village, on 26th between Komensky and Pulaski, per videos shared online after 11 am this morning.
Immigration agents are also present in Chicago's near southwest suburbs this morning; video shared online around 9 am shows agents taking at least one man near 21st and Clarence in Berwyn, IL.
Local rapid response further confirms agents' activity in the area, and at least one more person taken.
Local rapid response further confirms agents' activity in the area, and at least one more person taken.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Immigration agents are also present in Chicago's near southwest suburbs this morning; video shared online around 9 am shows agents taking at least one man near 21st and Clarence in Berwyn, IL.
Local rapid response further confirms agents' activity in the area, and at least one more person taken.
Local rapid response further confirms agents' activity in the area, and at least one more person taken.
Federal immigration agents once again moving through Chicago's Little Village neighborhood this morning; Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino among them.
Video shared online a little after 10 am shows Bovino and another masked federal agent carrying long guns in the street near 26th and Troy.
Video shared online a little after 10 am shows Bovino and another masked federal agent carrying long guns in the street near 26th and Troy.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Federal immigration agents once again moving through Chicago's Little Village neighborhood this morning; Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino among them.
Video shared online a little after 10 am shows Bovino and another masked federal agent carrying long guns in the street near 26th and Troy.
Video shared online a little after 10 am shows Bovino and another masked federal agent carrying long guns in the street near 26th and Troy.
Or, more accurately, she found plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claims that religious expression has been so impacted.
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Or, more accurately, she found plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claims that religious expression has been so impacted.
New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
Another video confirming Bovino's presence was shared online about an hour ago in Park City, IL, which borders Waukegan and is closer to the Wisconsin border than to Chicago.
Even if bystanders weren't audibly heckling Bovino in the videos, the haircut is unmistakable.
Even if bystanders weren't audibly heckling Bovino in the videos, the haircut is unmistakable.
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Another video confirming Bovino's presence was shared online about an hour ago in Park City, IL, which borders Waukegan and is closer to the Wisconsin border than to Chicago.
Even if bystanders weren't audibly heckling Bovino in the videos, the haircut is unmistakable.
Even if bystanders weren't audibly heckling Bovino in the videos, the haircut is unmistakable.
"Despite hoxes"
hoxes
Hoxxes
Does DHS R&S???
The people deserve to know.
hoxes
Hoxxes
Does DHS R&S???
The people deserve to know.
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"Despite hoxes"
hoxes
Hoxxes
Does DHS R&S???
The people deserve to know.
hoxes
Hoxxes
Does DHS R&S???
The people deserve to know.
Rev. Abby Holcombe of the River Forest Methodist Church, another plaintiff shot with pepper balls: "I have one more message for Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, the ICE agents who shot at me and all other ICE agents and president Trump: God is always on the side of the oppressed. So which side are you on?"
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Rev. Abby Holcombe of the River Forest Methodist Church, another plaintiff shot with pepper balls: "I have one more message for Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, the ICE agents who shot at me and all other ICE agents and president Trump: God is always on the side of the oppressed. So which side are you on?"
Jennifer Crespo, cont: "But today, standing here with my fellow plaintiffs and the attorneys, I'm pretty emotional because I feel for the first time that maybe we aren't going to lose."
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Jennifer Crespo, cont: "But today, standing here with my fellow plaintiffs and the attorneys, I'm pretty emotional because I feel for the first time that maybe we aren't going to lose."
Pastor David Black, another plaintiff whom federal agents have shot with pepper balls:
"My sincere desire is to see ICE agents delivered from the wickedness which binds their souls, and for all whom they have kidnapped & brutalized to be restored to the communities where they choose to belong."
"My sincere desire is to see ICE agents delivered from the wickedness which binds their souls, and for all whom they have kidnapped & brutalized to be restored to the communities where they choose to belong."
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Pastor David Black, another plaintiff whom federal agents have shot with pepper balls:
"My sincere desire is to see ICE agents delivered from the wickedness which binds their souls, and for all whom they have kidnapped & brutalized to be restored to the communities where they choose to belong."
"My sincere desire is to see ICE agents delivered from the wickedness which binds their souls, and for all whom they have kidnapped & brutalized to be restored to the communities where they choose to belong."
Apologies for the delay! It was a long presser. Here's some highlights from some of the speakers, starting with attorney Steve Art's comments on federal agents abusing protestors, using tear gas and other weapons on Chicago streets:
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Apologies for the delay! It was a long presser. Here's some highlights from some of the speakers, starting with attorney Steve Art's comments on federal agents abusing protestors, using tear gas and other weapons on Chicago streets:
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
The DOJ accuses Martinez of assulting/impeding a federal agent on Oct. 4, even after an agent shot her.
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The DOJ accuses Martinez of assulting/impeding a federal agent on Oct. 4, even after an agent shot her.
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
An exhibit filed yesterday shows text messages discussing media coverage of the case.
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
This is the portion of the Broadview TRO that plaintiff's attorneys wanted beefier language on, btw.
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is the portion of the Broadview TRO that plaintiff's attorneys wanted beefier language on, btw.
We're back from break. For anyone following along, I need to note that I misquoted Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino in an earlier post.
I wrote he said, in his deposition, that "every use of force has been MORE than exemplary."
He actually said, "all uses of force have been MORE than exemplary."
I wrote he said, in his deposition, that "every use of force has been MORE than exemplary."
He actually said, "all uses of force have been MORE than exemplary."
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We're back from break. For anyone following along, I need to note that I misquoted Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino in an earlier post.
I wrote he said, in his deposition, that "every use of force has been MORE than exemplary."
He actually said, "all uses of force have been MORE than exemplary."
I wrote he said, in his deposition, that "every use of force has been MORE than exemplary."
He actually said, "all uses of force have been MORE than exemplary."
Good morning from Chicago's federal courthouse. Inside, Judge Sara Ellis listens to preliminary issues in today's hearing on an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior.
Outside, the IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights has organized a rally against the same behavior.
Outside, the IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights has organized a rally against the same behavior.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Good morning from Chicago's federal courthouse. Inside, Judge Sara Ellis listens to preliminary issues in today's hearing on an injunction against federal immigration agents' violent behavior.
Outside, the IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights has organized a rally against the same behavior.
Outside, the IL Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights has organized a rally against the same behavior.
Plaintiff attys now pushing for relief mandating better conditions in Broadview, per their proposed temporary restraining order filed last week.
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Plaintiff attys now pushing for relief mandating better conditions in Broadview, per their proposed temporary restraining order filed last week.
District Judge Robert Gettleman's order is in. It compels the govt to return the named plaintiffs, in a new federal lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, to the northern IL court district by Monday at 4 pm. (plaintiffs' attys said today they'd been moved to Kansas)
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NOTIFICATION OF DOCKET ENTRY
This docket entry was made by the Clerk on Friday, October 31, 2025:
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: Telephonic hearing
held on 10/31/2025. Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion For An Order Mandating Attorney
Access And Requiring That The Individual Named Plaintiffs Remain In, Or Be Returned
To, This Circuit [27] is granted in part. The court orders defendants to return the plaintiffs
to the Northern District of Illinois, forthwith, by Monday 11/3/2025 at 4:00 p.m. at the
latest. Defendants are to take all steps necessary to facilitate communication between the
named plaintiffs and their counsel regardless of their location. Defendants are given leave
to file a response and any other material that they wish the court to consider by 4:30 p.m.
Monday, 11/3/2025. Defendants' counsel are directed to notify plaintiffs' counsel when the
plaintiffs are returned to the Northern District of Illinois and their location. In court
hearing set for 11/4/2025 at 9:30 a.m. Defendants are to produce plaintiffs for the hearing.
If they are not able to produce plaintiffs to be physically present they must make plaintiffs
available to appear virtually. All other pending motions are entered and continued to
11/4/2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7422wlmkminudypjv6cywlzl/bafkreig7j35srcqtpulqncnzap4hajnvkazbvkited45g53ezbnppsmezi@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
District Judge Robert Gettleman's order is in. It compels the govt to return the named plaintiffs, in a new federal lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, to the northern IL court district by Monday at 4 pm. (plaintiffs' attys said today they'd been moved to Kansas)
Here's an example from earlier this month, when an older white agent detained a Black young man and U.S. citizen outside a Walgreens on the South Side:
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Here's an example from earlier this month, when an older white agent detained a Black young man and U.S. citizen outside a Walgreens on the South Side:
The suit also claims people held at Broadview are being intentionally denied access to their attorneys in an effort to speed up the deportation process, and that immigration agents have coerced / threatened detainees into signing voluntary departure forms
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The suit also claims people held at Broadview are being intentionally denied access to their attorneys in an effort to speed up the deportation process, and that immigration agents have coerced / threatened detainees into signing voluntary departure forms
The details alleged in the suit get pretty lurid. Per multiple declarations, detainees are forced to sleep on the floor, amid "urine and dirty water" caused by clogged toilets.
The suit also claims there are cameras pointed at the toilets, causing detainees anxiety and concern over sexual abuse.
The suit also claims there are cameras pointed at the toilets, causing detainees anxiety and concern over sexual abuse.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The details alleged in the suit get pretty lurid. Per multiple declarations, detainees are forced to sleep on the floor, amid "urine and dirty water" caused by clogged toilets.
The suit also claims there are cameras pointed at the toilets, causing detainees anxiety and concern over sexual abuse.
The suit also claims there are cameras pointed at the toilets, causing detainees anxiety and concern over sexual abuse.
New: a class action suit filed in Chicago's federal court this morning alleges overcrowding and inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, as well detainees being denied legal counsel.
The plaintiffs say this amounts to 1A and 5A violations.
The plaintiffs say this amounts to 1A and 5A violations.
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New: a class action suit filed in Chicago's federal court this morning alleges overcrowding and inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, as well detainees being denied legal counsel.
The plaintiffs say this amounts to 1A and 5A violations.
The plaintiffs say this amounts to 1A and 5A violations.