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Posted on 10/03/2025 11:20:33 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
An unusually long and large flight restriction has been placed on the Chicago area for several days, a move officials say was sparked by a "credible threat" of attacks on law enforcement.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed a temporary flight restriction was put in place “at the request of the Department of Homeland Security."
The restrictions include aircraft from the surface to 400 feet, citing "security reasons." The restricted zone extends in a 15-nautical-mile radius stretching from downtown Chicago to north of Evanston, west of Elmhurst and south of Dolton.
"Pilots who do not adhere to the following [procedures] may be intercepted, detained and interviewed by law enforcement.
Customs and Border Protection confirmed the restrictions were requested "due to a credible threat of small, unmanned aircraft systems being used against law enforcement during Midway Blitz."
Midway Blitz is an immigration enforcement operation being conducted in the Chicago area that has led to more than 900 arrests so far, according to DHS.
The restrictions, which are unusual in both duration and scope, are set to remain in place through Oct. 12.
Similar flight restrictions were put in place in both Los Angeles and Portland, where troops have been deployed, but the coverage area was not as large.
The restrictions largely target drones, a move the American Civil Liberties Union said could "effectively block private citizens and the media from using drones to observe and track ICE raids and arrests."
“These restrictions appear to follow a disturbing pattern with the Trump Administration — attempting to limit the ability of the public and the media to monitor and demand accountability for their actions," Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy at the ACLU of Illinois, said in a statement.
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Drones? Being used for surveillance of federal officers?
‘The restrictions largely target drones, a move the American Civil Liberties Union said could “effectively block private citizens and the media from using drones to observe and track ICE raids and arrests.”’
Yes. A wise precaution by federal officials. Observers can do so from ground level.
Drones? Being used for surveillance of federal officers?
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Let’s set aside the question as to weather federal officers should be surveilled real time, and try to parse between the lines of what the ACLU is saying, because there has been a history of using drones and spotters to try to thwart the actual activities of ICE and law enforcement. So are they really crying about “civil liberties”? Or are they in bed with the pro-alien globalists?
The latter, of course. ;<)
The hunt is on?
ACLU IS MAKING A CLOWN OF THEMSELVES.
Hogwash!
Where, in the Constitution, did the framers include such protections?
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