ISP just shoved an elderly woman to the ground. Trooper here declares an unlawful assembly and is screaming at people to stay out of the road (they were...already out of the road).

Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.

ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now.

Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.

They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.

Everyone is out of the road and either in the ~free speech zone~ or on adjacent corners. Troopers with long batons in the street now. Across the intersection, they are tightly guarding protesters and press from stepping off the sidewalk.

ISP gets in formation and a number of them march away from the intersection, toward the parking lot neighboring the ICE facility (it belongs to a business, not ICE's lot).

The crowd starts a rendition of The Imperial March.

The ICE Goons will never succeed so long as they keep showing their Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies.

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Agents on the roof with pepper ball gun set up to snipe. Also flying their drone.

Broadview police here have already threatened protesters with arrest several times.

Note: the new "free speech zone" with barricades set up by the ICE fence is around the corner. This driveway through an adjacent lot with businesses lining it is where ICE vehicles travel through now.

Afterwards, organizers went into immediate care mode.

People passed out water and other products to wash out eyes.

Others passed out paper towels and consoled those who were visibly impacted or upset.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss was among those recovering from the tear gas.

🎥: The TRiiBE