25 h. ago Two high school students detained and ‘assaulted’ by ICE agents when they joined a protest in Chicago, officials say

City and school officials blast federal agents after teens briefly detained during intense clashes in Little Village neighborhood

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54 h. ago How protestors are using whistles in their battle against Trump’s ICE agents

Against this heavily militarized force, whistles have become a modest but effective tool to fight back

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4 d. ago Border official defends use of ICE’s aggressive tactics in Chicago

The official reassured the judge that every Border Patrol agent “now has a body-worn camera”

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7 d. ago At least 11 detained after protesters and police clash outside Chicago Ice center

Officers reportedly tackled and dragged several people after authorities told demonstrators to stay in ‘protest zones’At least 11 people were taken into custody outside the Broadview Ice detention center outside Chicago after heated confrontations between Illinois state police and protesters on Friday.Authorities had instructed demonstrators to remain in designated “protest zones”, but tensions escalated when officers moved to clear the roadway. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ICE arrests Chicago police officer accused of being illegal migrant

The Department of Homeland Security said the Montenegro man had overstayed a B-2 tourist visa and was supposed to have left the US by March 31, 2015.

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8 d. ago Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces the arrest of a suburban Chicago cop and claims he is in the US illegally

Radule Bojovic overstayed a tourist visa a decade ago, Department of Homeland Security says

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8 d. ago ICE announces it arrested a suburban Chicago cop and claims he’s in the US illegally

Radule Bojovic overstayed a tourist visa a decade ago, the Department of Homeland Security said

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8 d. ago Judge orders federal immigration officers in Chicago area to wear body cameras

Agents also appear to have violated order banning them from using riot-control, such as tear gas, without warningFederal immigration officers in the Chicago area have been ordered by a court to wear body cameras after they repeatedly deployed pepper balls, smoke grenades and tear gas against protesters and local police, seemingly in violation of a federal judge’s ruling from last week.Sara Ellis, a US district judge, who had previously required immigration agents to wear badges and banned them from using riot-control techniques such as tear gas without warning, railed on Thursday against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) continued aggressive tactics, many of which have been caught on camera, and which appear to violate her order. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Judge orders Chicago deportation agents to wear body cameras after seeing ‘startling’ images of arrests

ICE and Border Patrol must now wear body cameras during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

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9 d. ago Trump's migrant crackdown in 'the most dangerous city in the world': ICE guards drag people off Chicago's 'war zone' streets... while anti

Chicago is descending into a 'war zone' with ICE guards dragging people off the streets and vigilante groups fighting back amid Trump's ruthless migrant crackdown

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9 d. ago Federal agents delayed and threatened to shoot an ambulance driver trying to take a protester from ICE facility: report

Outside of the Portland ICE facility, protesters have been clashing with federal agents as they vocally oppose Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement

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9 d. ago County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court

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1 week ago Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

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1 week ago Chicago TV journalist’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fear and loathing on the marathon trail: Tensions high as thousands of runners flock to Chicago race with ICE roving streets

The marathon is taking place as President Donald Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ floods city with immigration enforcement agents

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2 w. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning during an Ice raid in the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pastor hit by ICE pepper bullets in Chicago rebukes Trump administration’s description of protest: ‘Categorically false’

Rev. David Black disputes Homeland Security officials blaming ‘agitators’ and ‘rioters’ for blocking ICE facility

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2 w. ago Teachers hand out ‘know your rights’ leaflets to students as Trump ramps up deportation drive

The Department of Homeland Security said it has arrested 1,000 people in the area

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