"Cops led us into the street as the new protest zone' and then beat us repeatedly, Abughazaleh said in a social media post. Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested. She added: Stay safe out there."
"My body hurts and will probably hurt way more tomorrow. She added: What ICE just did to me was a violent abuse of power and yet it's nothing compared to what they're doing to immigrant communities."
Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic candidate for Illinois's 9th district, was among protesters outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview when Illinois State Police advanced carrying batons. Abughazaleh said officers led protesters into the street as the 'new protest zone' and repeatedly beat them, and that she was hit in the face with a baton while leaving to pick up friends who were arrested. Video showed her tossed over a barrier by her feet but did not show a baton strike. Nine people were arrested. A prior protest last month showed an ICE agent hoisting and slamming Abughazaleh to the ground.
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