"Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer, US district judge Sara Ellis told Bovino. They just don't. And you can't use riot control weapons against them. Ellis was referring to an incident over the weekend, when federal agents deployed chemical irritants against residents, including in a neighborhood where dozens of children were planning to march in a Halloween parade."
"She ordered agents to avoid using teargas in a crowd without first issuing two warnings. When agents repeatedly deployed pepper balls, smoke grenades and teargas against protesters and local police despite the order, Ellis ordered agents to wear body cameras. During the hearing on Tuesday, she told Bovino that he must personally get a body camera and complete training on the use of a body camera by Friday."
US District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, to appear in federal court each weekday to report on that day's incidents. Ellis cited an incident in which federal agents deployed chemical irritants in a neighborhood where dozens of children were planning a Halloween parade, saying children in costumes do not pose an immediate threat and that riot control weapons cannot be used against them. The order follows repeated apparent violations of previous court limits on force during Operation Midway Blitz, which has led to at least 3,000 arrests since September. Ellis required agents to wear body cameras and ordered Bovino to obtain one and complete training by Friday; Bovino agreed.
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