Rachael P
@plussone.bsky.social
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djbyrnes1.bsky.social
New: a federal judge in Chicago has set a 2 pm detention hearing today for Marimar Martinez, the woman border patrol shot on Saturday, along with her co-defendant Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz.

Both now face charges for allegedly assaulting federal agents.
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unraveledpress.com
Please note that the things Mills is most mad about—false calls, and his officers being exposed to chemical weapons—have nothing to do with the feds attacking protesters. He's perfectly happy to have ISP do that instead so long as his guys are unbothered.
plussone.bsky.social
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls. He has demanded ICE turn over the names of all federal officers involved in each incident, and said he is ready to take ICE to court.
Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
www.cbsnews.com
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peternickeas.bsky.social
CPD has 20+ injured on duty this afternoon, most/all from federal use of gas. Related: no arrests by CPD, no documented uses of force by CPD. (I wasn't everywhere / didn't see every skirmish. And possibly some late-entry TRR forms to come.) Saw two federal arrests, saw one on video didn't witness.
peternickeas.bsky.social
Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.
plussone.bsky.social
I think the word “allegedly” has a place in this headline. Always remember, cops like, including CBP @reuters.com
Reuters article: Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel
plussone.bsky.social
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls. He has demanded ICE turn over the names of all federal officers involved in each incident, and said he is ready to take ICE to court.
Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.
www.cbsnews.com
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aaroncynic.bsky.social
Brighton Park, the Chicago neighborhood where this incident allegedly took place, is about 15 miles away from Broadview, a western Chicago suburb.

If they can't get their facts correct about simple geography, what else could they be making up?
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WHOA: DHS says that their officers were “rammed and blocked in” in Chicago and got out of their cars and shot an U.S. citizen who reportedly also had a gun and who had been tracking ICE raids. They are blaming the shooting on her, and say they were already tracking her socials. More details to come.
Tricia McLaughlin • @TriciaOhio
X.com
This morning, during routine patrolling in Broadview, in the same area of Chicago that law enforcement were assaulted yesterday, our brave law enforcement officers were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars.
Agents were unable to move their vehicles and exited the car. One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon. Law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen who drove herself to the hospital to get care for wounds.
The armed woman was named in a @CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online 'Hey to all my gang let's fuck those mother fuckers up, don't let them take anyone.' Thankfully, no law enforcement officers were seriously injured in this attack.
Pritzker's Chicago Police Department is leaving the shooting scene and refuses to assist us in securing the area. There is a growing crowd and we are deploying special operations to control the scene.
This is an evolving situation and we will give more information as soon as it becomes available.
1:19 PM • 10/4/25 • 52K Views
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unraveledpress.com
ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon.

There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.

This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:
Shooting involving federal agents in Brighton Park under investigation
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a woman allegedly "boxed in" federal authorities, who opened fire.
chicago.suntimes.com
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maaloufmd.bsky.social
My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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eric-reinhart.com
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
plussone.bsky.social
Timeline Cleanse ~ what if I put a tiny hat on you?
A tabby cat with a very small pink knit cap with a white puff on her head
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laurie-merrell.bsky.social
I just called the governor's office because I'm deeply concerned with what I am seeing at Broadview today, with Illinois State Police detaining people who are doing what the governor has been telling Illinoisans to do: protesting and filming federal agents

gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...
A screenshot of text that says: "Contact the Governor
To contact the Governor's Office, please use the following information:

Constituent Affairs Help Line:
Phone: 217-782-0244

Springfield
Office of the Governor
401 S. Spring St.
Springfield, IL 62704

Phone: 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831

Chicago
Office of the Governor
555 W. Monroe St., 16th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661

Phone: 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122

For hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336"
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prayingmantis.bsky.social
There are way more people here at #Broadview protesting than appear in this video. All different kinds of cops—Sheriffs dept, border patrol, even the ATF. Numerous arrests have occurred. #FuckICE
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lcrw.bsky.social
“What if we kissed at the Broadview ICE First Amendment Zone”
plussone.bsky.social
The intern is agitated. Probably time to knock off for lunch.
Tabby cat standing on a desk behind a laptop
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mulchy.bsky.social
ice in chicago today:

six people taken from albany park. at least five people taken from cicero. four people taken from bronzeville.

confirmed activity in joliet, bensenville, melrose park, elgin, woodridge, and algonquin. who knows how many people taken.
Kidnappings across Chicago’s Northwest Side, Bronzeville, Cicero and suburbs; DHS confirms 37 arrests in South Shore apartments raid • The TRiiBE
A day after federal officers swarmed an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, agents returned to the South and West sides on Wednesday
thetriibe.com
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thetriibe.com
HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...
Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.
thetriibe.com
plussone.bsky.social
“The village is demanding ICE "stop issuing falsehoods" in their official communications, stop putting their public servants and residents in harm's way, and stop attacking peaceful protesters and journalists, in what Mills said is a public safety crisis.”
plussone.bsky.social
“Village officials said they have opened investigations into two hit-and-run incidents involving a vehicle striking a pedestrian, as well as a criminal damage to property for a pepper ball fired at CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei on Sunday.”
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dcombes.bsky.social
📢‼️ CHICAGO EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY 9/30

❌🧊 NO ICE, NO TROOPS!

5 pm! Michigan Ave and Wacker Drive.
@chicago-cata.bsky.social
#Pinks
plussone.bsky.social
The Broadview Police are investigating ICE for shooting chemical munitions at a media vehicle
capitolfax.bsky.social
Updated x4 Broadview Police Dept: "has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility" capitolfax.com/2025/09/27/m...
plussone.bsky.social
A look inside the Broadview ICE facility.
peoplesfabric.com
I’m out, I'm sore. I'll have more later, but right now I have to say a couple of things. First, walking out of there to learn about the kindness, support, and quick action from so many of you all has meant the world to me, my wife, and co-founder, Raven. Thank you.