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Oct 31, 2025 ICE and Border Patrol conducted Halloween enforcement operations in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, arresting protesters and five minors Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Large-scale enforcement across multiple cities, including detention of minors and use of pepper spray near a middle school, raised due-process and civil-liberties concerns.
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- ICE enforcement operations and detentions in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington DC on Halloween — Federal ICE agents conducted enforcement operations across multiple U.S. cities on Halloween 2025. In Chicago and suburbs, agents arrested multiple people and clashed with protesters; Evanston's mayor reported agents "assaulted" residents. In Los Angeles, ICE agents wore Halloween costume masks during enforcement. In Washington DC, national guard troops and federal officers dispersed a group of people, arresting five minors aged 14–18. Illinois Governor Pritzker had requested a pause in enforcement; Homeland Security Secretary Noem refused.
- ICE operations in Evanston with pepper spray and arrests of US citizens — On Friday (31 October 2025), ICE operations near Chute Middle School in Evanston, Chicago, escalated when federal agents used pepper spray and arrested three US citizens on allegations of "violence against law enforcement." The incident occurred during Halloween weekend celebrations despite the governor's request for a pause in enforcement operations.
- National Guard and federal officers disperse group and arrest five minors in Washington DC — On Halloween night in Washington DC, the Metropolitan Police Department and national guard troops dispersed a group of people they accused of being "disorderly" in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Five people were arrested, all aged 14–18. The incident reflects federal involvement in local law enforcement operations following the deployment of nearly 2,400 national guard troops to the city.
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