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Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
« on: October 10, 2025, 01:43:26 pm »
Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
First Amendment suit bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters, working press
Peter HancockbyPeter Hancock  October 9, 2025 - Updated on October 10, 2025 in Immigration


A few dozen protestors and reporters gathered outside an immigration enforcement facility in Broadview on Saturday, Oct. 4. The facility has become a focal point of protest since ICE officials expanded their immigration enforcement in Chicagoland. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)


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A court order bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters or journalists covering immigration protests. It also bars them from using harsh crowd control methods such as tear gas and other “less-lethal” weapons and ammunition.

Protests have erupted after the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Blitz” on Sept. 8 to crack down on immigrants living in the Chicago area without legal authorization. Most have taken place in the suburb of Broadview where Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates a detention facility.

News organizations, along with individual protesters and clergy, argued the tactics being used to suppress protests and news coverage of them violated First Amendment protections.

The Illinois Press Association withdrew as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, prompting its president and CEO Don Craven to resign.

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

A federal judge in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking federal agencies from using certain forceful tactics to suppress protests or prevent journalists from covering those protests.

https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/judge-grants-restraining-order-protecting-protesters-journalists-in-chicago-area-clashes/
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Re: Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2025, 01:47:30 pm »
Don't the protests have to be at least "mostly peaceful" for the restraints to apply" By the way, just how does the legal profession define "mostly peaceful?"  Is it sort of like how democrats "define" a woman - not at all? :whistle:
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Re: Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2025, 01:53:33 pm »
I never knew Ghandi and MLK were fans of using fire bombs and explosives.

It would be shame if a herd of rabid feral bulls were rampaging through the city during one of these 'peaceful protests'.  Ironic if the bulls were wearing flags of Latin American countries.





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Re: Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area clashes
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2025, 01:37:49 pm »
Watch: WGN 'Journalist' Crashes an ICE Raid in Chicago, It Does Not End Well for Her

By Bonchie  | 9:14 AM on October 11, 2025The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
 
Skirmishes between ICE and "activists" continue to break out in Chicago, and some "journalists" are learning that claiming that title after the fact isn't a get-out-of-detainment-free card.
 

Despite the Democrat-led city being ravaged by a murder epidemic, mostly caused by out-of-control gang violence, left-wingers have decided that the real problem is ICE deporting violent illegal aliens. Using tracking apps and other means, they show up at facilities and during raids to try to impede federal immigration officials. One of those people was Debbie Brockman, who is a video editor and producer for the creative services department of Chicago television station WGN.

Video shows her pinned on the ground by ICE agents as she's detained and placed in the back of a vehicle. During the scene, she started proclaiming she's a journalist.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/10/11/watch-wgn-journalist-joins-ice-protest-in-chicago-it-does-not-end-well-for-her-n2194956
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