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Congressional candidate thrown to ground, protesters tear gassed in clashes at Broadview ICE facility

Congressional candidate thrown to ground, protesters tear gassed in clashes at Broadview ICE facility

Clashes between protesters and federal agents Friday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview saw an officer shove a congressional candidate to the ground, agents firing tear gas and pepper balls into crowds and multiple arrests in a tense series of confrontations over President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign. The demonstrations, which began about 5 a.m. and …

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ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area in ‘Midway Blitz”

ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area in ‘Midway Blitz”

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. The updated figure came hours after a senior immigration official revealed in an interview with The Associated Press that more than 400 …

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Protesters and Federal Agents Clash Outside an ICE Detention Facility Near Chicago – The New York Times

Protesters and Federal Agents Clash Outside an ICE Detention Facility Near Chicago  The New York Times Federal agents use teargas and pepper balls to break up Chicago Ice protest  The Guardian Democratic congressional candidate thrown to ground during chaotic anti-ICE protest  Fox News WATCH LIVE: ICE protests continue outside suburban Chicago facility  FOX 32 Chicago Tear gas used on protesters at Chicago-area ICE site …

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Congressional candidate thrown to ground during protest outside ICE facility – The Washington Post

Congressional candidate thrown to ground during protest outside ICE facility  The Washington Post Federal agents use teargas and pepper balls to break up Chicago Ice protest  The Guardian Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility  Block Club Chicago WATCH LIVE: ICE protests continue outside suburban Chicago facility  FOX 32 Chicago Chicago-area mayor says federal agents teargassed him at a protest outside …

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Tear gas used on protesters at Chicago-area ICE site as immigration crackdown escalates

Tear gas used on protesters at Chicago-area ICE site as immigration crackdown escalates

Protests against the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement exploded Friday in the Chicago area, with federal officers in camouflage and riot gear using tear gas against the demonstrators. Footage by NBC 5 Chicago shows federal agents deploying tear gas as protesters blocked a vehicle trying to exit the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, a Chicago suburb. An NBC …

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ICE fires chemical agents at Broadview protest: Live updates

ICE fires chemical agents at Broadview protest: Live updates

Broadview mayor accuses Evanston mayor of ‘helping to fuel the agitation’ by joining ICE protest Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson accused Evanston Mayor and congressional candidate Daniel Biss of “helping to fuel the agitation of an already tense situation” by joining protests outside the western suburb’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Biss staunchly denied the accusation. He was among several …

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ICE fires chemical agents at Broadview protest: Live updates

ICE fires chemical agents at Broadview protest: Live updates

After bringing protesters lunch, woman watches immigration officers fire tear gas Esmeralda Valencia brought lunch to some of the Broadview protesters. “And while we were lunching, we were just watching them [agents] shooting everyone,” Valencia said. “They were just protesting, trying to advocate for these immigrants that have done nothing wrong, no criminal record, and they’re getting shot at. “It’s …

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Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility

Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility

BROADVIEW — ICE and border patrol agents tear gassed, shot pepper spray bullets at and detained protesters Friday morning outside of an immigrant detention center in suburban Broadview. Large crowds gathered to protest early Friday outside of a barricaded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, 1930 Beach St. in Broadview. ICE and border patrol agents in unmarked vehicles opened the …

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