联邦法官质疑国土安全部在芝加哥持续使用催泪瓦斯
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联邦法官质疑国土安全部在芝加哥持续使用催泪瓦斯

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美国地方法官萨拉·埃利斯要求联邦移民当局就尽管有法院先前禁令,仍在芝加哥对抗议者和记者使用催泪瓦斯一事作出解释。

美国地方法官萨拉·埃利斯将质询联邦移民当局,关于他们在芝加哥持续对抗议者和记者使用催泪瓦斯及强制手段的行为,这些行为可能违反了此前的法院命令。

埃利斯法官此前裁定,移民官员不得对无威胁的记者和抗议者使用催泪瓦斯,并要求联邦特工佩戴并使用随身摄像头。

此次听证会恰逢国土安全部(DHS)发起的“中途闪电行动”,该行动已导致伊利诺伊州逾1500人被捕。

近期事件包括联邦特工在芝加哥东南区因一辆边境巡逻车发生碰撞后,使用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。

社区领导人对此表示关切。芝加哥移民与难民权利副市长贝阿特丽斯·庞塞·德莱昂表示:“这种升级只会带来伤害——受害的不是芝加哥人民,而是联邦特工。”

促使埃利斯法官发布命令的诉讼由记者和抗议者提起,指控联邦特工的行为非法限制了第一修正案赋予的和平集会和新闻采集权利。

国土安全部已请求修改关于随身摄像头的法官命令。埃利斯法官已传唤芝加哥地区ICE临时负责人拉塞尔·霍特出庭,但霍特已返回华盛顿,国土安全部提议由海关与边境保护局副事件指挥官凯尔·C·哈维克代为出庭。

埃利斯法官强调,在城市环境中开展联邦行动的挑战,她说:“我们不在边境。我们处于一个人口密集的城市区域,当发生骚乱时人群会聚集,适当的群体控制非常重要。”

司法部表示,近期催泪瓦斯事件主要由边境巡逻官员而非ICE特工引发。

埃利斯法官已表示,如果指定证人无法提供令人满意的答复,将要求另一名人员出庭作证。

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NBC News

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