"A video editor and producer for Chicago's WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning during an Ice raid in the city's North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media. Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Debbie Brockman, she replies. I work for WGN. Please let them know."
"In another video, onlookers shout at the agents and call them fascists, telling them to get out of our neighborhood, get out of our city. The agents get in the van and scrape the side of another car, whose driver is still inside, as they speed off, tearing off part of its bumper. A homeland security official said Brockman stood accused of assaulting a federal law enforcement officers by throwing objects at a vehicle."
"The incident took place in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, as immigration agents at the behest of Trump officials have been scouring the city for people to deport. The ramped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago has been met with protests. Local resident Nancy Molden told the Chicago Sun-Times that it was absolutely horrifying to see Brockman's arrest in person. That was the most frightening thing I have seen in Chicago, living here 20-odd years, Molden said."
Debbie Brockman, a video editor and producer for WGN, was arrested by masked federal agents during an Ice raid in Chicago's North Side. Videos show two agents forcing her to the ground, handcuffing her, and placing her in a van after she identified herself and asked to notify her employer. Onlookers shouted at agents and accused them of being fascists as the agents left, scraping another car and tearing off part of its bumper. A homeland security official accused Brockman of assaulting federal officers by throwing objects at a vehicle. Witnesses said agents appeared to target a small group of landscapers; a second man was also detained. The enforcement followed a citywide deportation sweep and prompted protests.
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