Federal agents deploy tear gas in Chicago Irving Park neighborhood
Oct 25, 2025·Location: Chicago, IL

Federal immigration agents deployed tear gas in the Irving Park and Avondale neighborhoods on Chicago's Northwest Side on Saturday, detaining multiple people including a landscaper, a tortilla delivery driver, and an elderly resident. Neighborhood protests occurred following the incident. The incident was alleged to violate a federal judge's temporary restraining order limiting tear gas use. Additional arrests occurred at O'Hare International Airport's rideshare lot the same day.
Sources
- Neighbors react after federal agents deployed tear gas in Old Irving Park
- Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on Northwest Side streets as Chicagoans bellow, ‘Get out of our city!’
Chicago Tribune·Oct 25, 2025·archived copy
- Federal agents detain worker in Old Irving Park, appear to use tear gas; fear disrupts local parade
abc7chicago.com·Oct 25, 2025·archived copy
- Feds Tear Gas Northwest Side Street, Disrupting Halloween Parade For Kids
blockclubchicago.org·Oct 26, 2025·archived copy
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