"There is no threat. There's no need to use these weapons... when the leadership of an organization is doing this, this provides cover for everyone under him."

Dr. Rohini J. Haar, MD, MPH—emergency physician with health & human rights expertise—analyzes a community encounter with Gregory Bovino.

"They had done nothing wrong. They were not protesting. They were not chasing ICE vehicles. They were simply shopping."

Matt DeMateo recounts how three U.S. citizens, including a toddler, were tear gassed in Cicero by federal agents.

Tear gas was indiscriminately released into our communities.

What matters to this Commission is how it impacts families, children, and people in their own homes and neighborhoods.

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This is what Bovino and his federal agents did in Illinois.

Illinoisans, including U.S. citizens, were targeted and harassed for how they look.

Watch the Commission's montage video focused on the human impact of Operation Midway Blitz.

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The Illinois Accountability Commission’s first public hearing is now underway.

Judge Patricia Brown Holmes opens today’s hearing, grounding the Commission and the public in the purpose of this work and why it matters.