Trump Action Archive

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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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• Judge Ellis orders CBP officer Bovino to appear in court for TRO violations — U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered CBP sector chief Greg Bovino to appear in court on October 28, 2025, after a video showed him throwing what appeared to be a tear gas canister at protesters without warning. Plaintiffs argued the action violated the temporary restraining order Ellis had issued on October 9. Immigration officers claimed a "mob" of "hostile and violent" rioters had thrown a rock at Bovino and hit him in the head, though no videos from the protest corroborated this claim. At the October 28 hearing, Ellis reminded Bovino that agents must give warnings before throwing tear gas and called out specific incidents, including one in which an agent pointed a pepper gun and real gun at a combat veteran lawfully standing on the roadside, and another in which federal agents threw tear gas near a children's Halloween costume parade.
• Judge Ellis orders CBP officer Bovino to obtain body camera and undergo training — U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis ordered CBP sector chief Greg Bovino to obtain a body camera by Friday and undergo training in its use after Bovino stated he does not wear one and has not been trained. Ellis reminded Bovino that the camera would enable him to substantiate claims such as the alleged rock-throwing incident. Ellis also ordered Bovino to submit all reports and body camera footage of use-of-force incidents in and around Chicago by Friday and to appear in her court every day at 6:00 p.m. to keep her informed of agents' actions. Bovino promised to abide by the temporary restraining order.
• Case update — Chicago Headline Club v. Noem (N.D. Ill.) 1:25-cv-12173 — Judge Ellis further clarified her TRO and ordered that all federal agents place a conspicuous identifier on their uniforms and reiterated that all CPB agents should wear body cameras. She further required that CPB Commander Geregory Bovino wear a body camera and report to her each afternoon to provide updates on the operation, and that the Defendants provide her with all body camera video and use of force reports to date by Oct. 31 and all subsequent such video and reports within 24 hours of the reports being finalized. She also directed that Defendants should provide her by Oct. 31 with a chart of all individuals detained for violations not related to immigration enforcement.
• Federal judge orders daily court reporting by border patrol chief over Chicago enforcement — US District Judge Sara Ellis ordered Gregory Bovino, chief of the El Centro border patrol sector leading Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration crackdown in Chicago, to appear in federal court each weekday to report on enforcement incidents. The order followed a hearing where Ellis rebuked Bovino for agents' use of chemical irritants against residents, including children in Halloween costumes. Ellis also mandated Bovino obtain body camera training by Friday. The order represents an exceptional judicial attempt to impose oversight after agents repeatedly violated prior court orders restricting use of force.

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• Border patrol agents deploy tear gas at Chicago Halloween parade — Border patrol agents converged on a children's Halloween parade in Irving Park, Chicago, on October 26, deploying tear gas and tackling and arresting several people, including U.S. citizens, outside homes decorated for Halloween. Video footage reviewed by ABC News documented the incident. The action prompted judicial criticism and the governor's intervention.
• ICE agents deployed tear gas against Halloween parade protesters in Chicago — Federal ICE agents deployed chemical agents against protesters in Chicago's Old Irving Park neighborhood as parents and children were heading to a Halloween parade. Agents tackled an undocumented immigrant who had been working on a nearby home. As angry neighbors protested, agents began lobbing tear gas minutes before the scheduled start of the parade. Resident Brian Kolp, an attorney with law enforcement experience, stated he saw no weapons or physical contact that justified the use of force, including against his 70-year-old neighbor who was taken to the ground.

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• DC resident sued for detention after protesting National Guard with Star Wars music — A DC resident filed a lawsuit after being handcuffed and detained for protesting the National Guard's presence in DC neighborhoods by playing "The Imperial March" from Star Wars. Sam O'Hara regularly walked several feet behind National Guard patrols, playing the march (also known as "Darth Vader's Theme") at audible but not blaring volume on his phone or a small speaker. He recorded the encounters and posted videos on TikTok, where millions of people viewed them. The ACLU is representing O'Hara in the federal lawsuit.