Lawyers Argue Anti-ICE Protesters Who Allegedly Threw Rocks, Fireworks Didn’t Deserve Tear Gas
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other left-wing legal groups claimed in court Thursday that using crowd control gas was not justified to disperse a crowd allegedly throwing rocks and fireworks at law…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other left-wing legal groups claimed in court Thursday that using crowd control gas was not justified to disperse a crowd allegedly throwing rocks and fireworks at law enforcement.
Protesters blocked immigration agents’ path on a road in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday morning and began throwing hard objects until “chemical munitions” were used to repel them, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Friday X post. Lawyers argued law enforcement acted “without justification” in a court filing from their ongoinglawsuit against the Trump administration’s handling of anti-deportation protests.
The court motion referenced an image purportedly from the incident that appeared to show a Border Patrol official throwing a silver canister but did not mention any alleged violence against federal agents. The document also linked to 12 minutes of shaky video footage of a crowd confronting agents and calling them “terrorists” and “kidnappers.” Lawyers claimed the gas’ use violated an Oct. 17 court order