Chicago news organizations sue ICE over alleged excessive force at protests

Ex-Obama aide slams 'propagandist' over ICE violence: 'Would be funny if it wasn't deadly'

Democratic analyst Tommy Vietor, who worked in the Obama administration, chided a Department of Homeland Security "propagandist" on Wednesday for defending violent acts immigration agents have committed against peaceful protesters. Vietor referred to recent protests against Immigration and Customs E...

Chicago pastor blasted by chemical bullets joins ACLU lawsuit

A Presbyterian minister struck by ICE projectiles while protesting outside a Chicago-area immigrant facility has joined a lawsuit accusing the federal government of “brutally” suppressing free speech. Rev. David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, is among the plaintiffs in a 52-page suit the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. F…

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Officers are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, a lawsuit says, sickening even uninvolved residents.

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

Pushing back against ICE  - American Press Institute

The challenges of covering ICE Local media organizations reporting on federal ICE activity and protests in their communities have had to balance a number of priorities all at once. First, they are reporting the story, often with limited information, while also protecting themselves in situations that could turn violent. A recent example: amNY photojournalist Dean Moses and two of his colleagues “were physically muscled out of doing their job by …

Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.