US EditionWGN Producer Detained by Border Patrol in Chicago, Then Released Without Charges
Debbie Brockman was detained during a federal immigration operation after allegedly throwing objects at agents; she was released without charges amid legal and public criticism.
- Debbie Brockman, a WGN video producer, was violently arrested by federal agents while filming an apparent detention in Chicago, which reportedly violated a court order protecting journalists from such arrests.
- Witnesses recorded Brockman being handcuffed and pleading for her newsroom to be notified as she was pinned to the ground and restrained by agents.
- Brockman was released later without charges, while the Department of Homeland Security claimed she obstructed justice by throwing objects, a claim disputed by witnesses who stated she was only filming and did not interfere with the agents' actions.
- WGN confirmed awareness of the incident and is gathering facts, as public outrage grows over perceived escalating violence by ICE and Border Patrol in the area.
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Chicago News Producer Violently Detained During ICE Enforcement and Taken Away in Unmarked Van
News producer Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was violently detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago on Oct. 10. Agents put Brockman and another person in an unmarked van, as seen in eyewitness footage, and Brockman was later released without charges.
Chicago TV Station Employee Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Objects at Border Patrol Vehicle, Later Released Without Charges
An employee with Chicago TV station WGN, Debbie Brockman, was arrested by Border Patrol agents Friday morning for allegedly throwing objects at a Border Patrol vehicle.
ICE Thugs Nab Chicago TV Producer, Nation No Noticeably Safer
WGN producer Debbie Brockman being handcuffed as she;s pinned down by two ICE thugs. Video screenshot, Chicago Tribune on YouTube.Masked Border Patrol thugs in Chicago manhandled and arrested a woman who works for WGN-TV Friday, for no apparent reason. The woman, Debbie Brockman, was later released without charges, but only after having her reputation trashed in a nonsensical statement from the Department of Homeland Security that claimed she ha…
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