Man questioned in Chicago train fire attack was on electronic monitoring after judge released him against prosecutors' wishes following battery charge, a report said.

An appeals court in Chicago has paused a judge's injunction restricting federal immigration agents' use of force​ during Operation Midway Blitz, ruling the judge's order "overbroad."

For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency request to pause the order, which required federal immigration agents to give warnings before deploying tear gas and other weapons. The order had also barred agents from arresting or dispersing journalists and required them to wear body cameras and clear identification.

"In this particular case, you had a judge who had a defendant with mental health issues, and also had an extensive, and I'm being generous, an extensive criminal history record," said CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller. Back in North Carolina, the stabbing led to increased police and patrols around public transit.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”

Chicago serial attack suspect William Livingston charged again for allegedly striking two women, continuing a decade-long pattern of random assault arrests.