National Ice Director in Chicago (an asshole named Russel Hott) is scared of judge

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Russell Hott, te same trump goon who ran the ice operations in Los Angeles, was doing the same in Chicago. A judge ordered the Ice assholes not to use tear gas and attack protesters and Ice ignore this judge. Now Ice assholes have to wear body cams and there will be hearing next week. https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220725207

trump's top Ice goon is leaving Chicago and is very scared of this judge

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I doubt that this stunt will work. Federal judges do not let you run away

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1. This federal judge is pissed

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2. If he skips the hearing she should issue a bench warrant

For failure to appear.

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3. In an emergency motion, the feds offer CBP's Kyle Harvick in lieu of ICE Field Director Russell Hott.

In the alternative, ICE wants to allow Hott to testify remotely. I doubt that this stunt will work

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4. ICE hates oversight

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6. If they've got nothing to hide, there's nothing for them to worry about

I think I've heard that from Republicans before.

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5. K & R

Great news

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7. One statement caught my eye in their reply to the judge:

With regards to body-worn cameras( BWC) , which is subject to a potential TRO modification, DHS has no uniform department-wide policy or operational posture. ..

In short, it's a bunch of ragtag oathkeepers and the like with zero training, who are not supervised properly and doing whatever the hell they want, much like medieval armies looting and pillaging cities that they invaded.

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8. I saw that

ICE needs to start wearing body cameras or be held in contempt

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9. Do Russell Hott the ICE field director of operations in Chicago has fled the State back to D.C

Fleeing this hearing is going to piss off this judge. Hott may find himself held in contempt

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10. Trump's Border Patrol official accused of violating 'multiple paragraphs' of court order

Some ICE agents are going to be held in contempt

An immigration commander was accused of violating "multiple paragraphs" of a recent court order prohibiting agents from using certain tactics to suppress protests, according to a new report.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-10-23T23:43:37.559Z

https://www.rawstory.com/immigration-2674228403

An immigration commander was accused of violating "multiple paragraphs" of a recent court order prohibiting agents from using certain tactics to suppress protests, according to a new report.

CBS News reported on Thursday that Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was accused of violating a court order prohibiting agents from using riot control tactics like using tear gas or firing "less-than-lethal" ammunition rounds.

Bovino was accused in a lawsuit of firing one or two tear gas containers at protesters in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

"In the video, Bovino can be seen in uniform, but no headgear, pulling out a canister of tear gas and tossing it into the crowd of protesters over the heads of other agents," CBS reported. "As the camera begins to move away, he can be seen pulling another canister of tear gas off his belt."

Plaintiffs alleged this violates "multiple paragraphs" of the court's previous order.

On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Bovino to be deposed, along with Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Daniel Parra and former CE Chicago Field Office Director Russell Holt, concerning the use of force during immigration crackdowns.

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11. ICE Chicago Field Director's Abrupt Return to DC After Judge in Illinois Demands Him in Court

Matt Masterson | October 17, 2025, 1:11 pm

Russell Hott, the field director for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Chicago, is exiting his post and returning to Washington, a day after a federal judge in Illinois demanded he appear in court to answer questions about his agency’s continued use of tear gas in and around the city ...

Ellis demanded that Hott appear in court next Monday morning in order to “explain to me why I am seeing images of tear gas being deployed and reading reports that there were no warnings given before it was deployed out in the field.”

But in a new filing Friday, the Department of Justice asked Ellis to reconsider, stating it has since learned of Hott’s departure ...

https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/17/ice-s-chicago-field-director-abruptly-returns-dc-after-federal-judge-illinois-demands

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12. Friend of the devil

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13. Hot and Bovino are to be deposed

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