US EditionJudge orders restrictions on federal tactics against ICE protesters after Chicago-area pastor shot with pepper balls
The order protects journalists, protesters, and clergy from excessive force amid protests, covering all Department of Homeland Security agents in northern Illinois for 14 days.
- A judge has blocked federal agents from using riot control weapons against non-violent protesters and journalists in Chicago for two weeks after incidents involving ICE agents shooting at a pastor during a protest.
- David Black was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents at a protest outside their facility in Broadview, Illinois, prompting widespread outrage and calls for action against federal tactics used against protesters.
- A lawsuit has been filed by Black and protesters against the Trump administration, alleging violations of First and Fourth Amendment rights through excessive use of force during protests.
- The restraining order mandates that federal agents wear visible identification and prohibits the use of lethal force against identified journalists and peaceful protesters.
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The gloomy detention processing center of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) at the entrance to Broadview, a small African-American-majority town almost 25 kilometres south-west of Chicago, has its access blocked by cement blocks and metal fences. Dozens of police vehicles surround it. This huge dark brick block, where the detained denounce deplorable conditions and where National Guard soldiers were deployed on Thursday, is the f…
Chicago Dem Praises President Trump's Federal Surge, Rips City Leadership
Ray Lopez, a Democrat who serves on the Chicago City Council as an alderman for the 15th Ward, praised President Dona’d Trump’s decision to increase the number of federal personnel deployed to the city and said many residents he talks to feel the same. While speaking with Fox News, the Democrat lawmaker was asked whether his constituents are united in agreement with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both of whom have accus…
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Amphibious assault: Progressive Portland’s protesting frogs take air out of Trump’s arguments
The citizens of a progressive northwestern US city have found a creative, humorous way to undercut Donald Trump’s assertions of lawlessness.
Right-wing media say Portland is a war zone under siege. On-the-ground coverage paints a different picture.
Right-wing media claim that Portland’s protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement show a city “under siege” or “conquered by antifa,” but on-the-ground coverage, by both national media outlets and local media outlets, has revealed the opposite. Multiple local broadcast outlets report that protests are relatively small and peaceful, with many demonstrators “in pajamas, sharing pastries, throwing a frisbee, and playing board games." The …
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