Incident with Tear Gas in Chicago Neighborhood
On October 25, 2025, federal immigration agents from Border Patrol released tear gas in Old Irving Park, a Chicago neighborhood, just minutes before the annual Halloween parade was set to begin.
This incident resulted in the cancellation of the parade. The agents are part of Customs and Border Protection, a separate agency from ICE, both under the Department of Homeland Security.
Some claims stated that ICE "tear gassed children," however, it was unclear how close any children were to the tear gas deployment.
- The incident occurred on the same day as the Old Irving Park's scheduled annual Halloween parade.
- DHS head Kristi Noem denied a request from Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to pause ICE raids for Halloween.
Author's summary: Tear gas incident in Chicago disrupts Halloween parade.