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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3d

A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."

But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.

From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers

In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · 3d

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Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission

A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The ...

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · 19d

sorry to shill for my employer amid (*waves hands*) however we can do more to document this stuff with money.

we're not perfect but between us, @blockclubchi.bsky.social , @thetriibe.com , @unraveledpress.com , @chicagotribune.com + all the independents out there in the streets we do OK

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · 19d

help us buy Anthony some more sudecon wipes:

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19d

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 28

five of the 11 people arrested during last night’s protest outside the ice detention center in broadview, illinois, are still in federal custody, per a statement from the national lawyers guild of chicago.

nlg details indiscriminate violence directed at legal observers, protesters, and press.

NLG Chicago Denounces Continued Violence from Federal Law Enforcement and Attacks on Free Speech and Press in Broadview, Illinois.

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago (NLG Chicago) witnessed alarming and violent attacks on those assembled to protest at the ICE detention facility in suburban Broadview, IL.

CHICAGO - On Saturday, September 27, 2025, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago
(NLG Chicago) witnessed alarming and violent attacks on those assembled to protest at the ICE detention facility in suburban Broadview, IL. The pattern of law enforcement violence and targeted attacks persisted yesterday, with agents launching chemical agents and firing munitions at members of the press and people assembled to protest.

NG Chicago has confirmed at least 11 arrests from yesterday, including one member of the press who was clearly identified as a journalist. As of Sunday morning, it appears 5 people remain in federal custody. This brings the total number of NLG confirmed arrests at the protests against the Broadview facility to twenty-eight (28), since September 19.
Twenty-two (22) people from those confirmed arrests have been released.

Yesterday, multiple Legal Observers were subjected to violence, as federal agents appeared to directly target Legal Observers who were actively documenting arrests and law enforcement actions. Agents used multiple chemical agents, launched kinetic grenades, and shot rubber bullets, mace, and pepper balls against those assembled. One Legal Observer was shot directly in the face with a projectile. Agents also menaced people by pointing firearms at them, including hand guns and a rifle.

The agents' attacks were notably distinct from prior days in that officers went after people who were simply gathered to support the active protesters. Officers forcibly removed people sheltering from tear gas in vehicles, resulting in the separation of a child from family members who were bringing food in support of the protest. Agents fired weapons at specific protesters in direct response to their First Amendment-protected statements and snatched protesters' signs. Officers also confiscated tents used for shade, as well as food, water and first aid supplies, and people's bike helmets and other personal property, putting them in a dumpster in the restricted area. When some of those present tried to leave in their vehicles, agents blocked them and demanded to illegally search people's bodies and vehicles.

According to Amanda Yarusso, a volunteer attorney with NLG Chicago, "Last night, our Legal Observers witnessed militarized federal agents deploy chemical weapons and fire projectiles at a crowd of people exercising their First Amendment rights. The violence was an indiscriminate, unprovoked, and illegal use of force.

These unlawful actions by federal agents demonstrate this administration's complete disregard of constitutional standards."
"NG Chicago will continue to provide legal support to individuals exercising their constitutional rights." said Yarusso.

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · Sep 28

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills:

“The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Sep 28

folks on scene told me he appeared to be singled out for filming a protester shouting KYS at an agent and the agent saying something along the same lines back. unless i'm missing something, it's not a crime to film two people arguing in a public street.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Sep 28

although it's good news he wasn't charged, this situation is absurd.

he was singled out in the crowd on suspicion of... what? filming a brief altercation between an agen and a protester?

1) this is a shocking attack on the press.
2) this is an attack on anyone with a phone's rights.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Sep 28

Seven people were just released, greeted with cheers and hugs.

@peoplesfabric.com is free.

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · Sep 28

Steve (@peoplesfabric.com), @unraveledpress.com, @thetriibe.com (and others with them) have been doing some of the most phenomenal coverage of ICE ops/protests in Chicago.

They’ve had a journalist shot in the face w/ pepper balls and another detained for it.

Journalism is not a crime. Free Steve.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · Sep 28

NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.

A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.

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Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE

Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Sep 26

One of our photogs was just hit with a rubber bullet at the Broadview ICE facility. Things have escalated since ICE started shooting pepper balls and tear gas.

latest on @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Rooftop agents fire apparent tear gas, pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility

An ICE agent on the roof of the facility, 1930 Beach St., has begun firing apparent chemical agents about 7:50 a.m. and several protesters surround an SUV.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Sep 23

these look delicious!!!!!

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WBEZ @wbez.org · Sep 2

We have news! We are rolling out a refreshed weekday morning schedule starting Sept. 15, featuring two new live talk shows designed to engage listeners with the issues shaping our region, spark meaningful conversation, and bring Chicagoans closer together. trib.al/eDQj7VM

WBEZ launches new morning lineup with two new shows

Sasha-Ann Simons, Mary Dixon, Patrick Smith and Clare Lane to lead weekday mornings on 91.5 FM.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Aug 19

we took a (slightly) more normal photo together too

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Aug 19

i don't think there's a photo that better sums up my life in chicago than this one from bernice's last night

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Aug 11

whatever. idk what my point is here. I'm just mad because I can see how people keep failing trans women again and again and again and again.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Aug 11

i'm tired of having to explain this to people, that it's not just about pronouns or whatever. there's a whole system of care and support that's absent for trans women in Chicago and across the country.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Aug 11

since I've been at the @chicago.suntimes.com, we've written about two trans women who died who I've known personally.

maybe that's not a remarkable statistic to you, but it weighs on me pretty heavily.

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ellery @ellery.bsky.social · Jul 24

ahhh sorry!

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · Jul 23

At Action Camp, campers get to see kids and adults who are like them, showing them there is a future. “Being a queer child now is just getting scarier and scarier," one camper said. “It’s nice to not have to argue that you’re a person for a bit.”