Chicago, ICE and protest
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A viral video showing an Illinois Democratic congressional candidate being thrown off a street during an anti-ICE protest in suburban Chicago has sparked online debate.
Federal agents have fired chemical agents at protesters outside the Broadview, Illinois, ICE processing facility and taken at least two people into custody.
Ten people arrested during a clash Friday with federal immigration agents have been freed, a spokesperson for the National Lawyers Guild said. But there was no word on whether any of them had been charged.
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained a Guatemalan man on Monday walking with a crutch, people heading to work and walking dogs
About a dozen New York state and city officials were arrested at a protest inside 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE operates detention cells.
Tony Olson suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed from a 40 mm projectile while attending the June 9 rally protesting ICE activities.
NBC Chicago reports that protesters surrounded a van trying to leave the facility. Armed guards attempted to move the crowd back and detained one individual. Later, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez showed up to join protesters.