ICE agent pointed gun at U.S. citizen: ‘You’re dead, liberal’

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00:00ICE agent pointed gun at U.S. citizen.

00:03You're dead, liberal.

00:05A federal immigration agent allegedly aimed a gun at a U.S. citizen during a Chicago protest,

00:10shouting, you're dead, liberal.

00:13According to a court filing, the threat marks a violation of a temporary restraining order

00:17against the Department of Homeland Security.

00:20Representing the Chicago Headline Club and other plaintiffs,

00:23the court document claims that DHS agents disregarded a temporary restraining order on force at protests.

00:30The plaintiffs alleged that a federal officer pointed a pepper ball gun, and then a real gun,

00:35at a man who was lawfully standing on the side of the road voicing his opposition

00:39as agents were driving by in their vehicles.

00:42The incident, which involved a man who was reportedly unarmed,

00:46occurred during Little Village protests following federal operations earlier in the week.

00:50According to the filing, agents deployed tear gas and pepper munitions in violation of the restraining order

00:55Judge Sarah L. Ellis' issued against DHS,

00:59which allows such crowd control measures only when there is an immediate and serious threat of physical harm.

01:05On X, DHS defended the agents, stating they were reacting to rioters

01:09who shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks.

01:13They claimed the mob of rioters grew more hostile and violent,

01:17advancing toward agents and began throwing rocks and other objects at agents,

01:21including one that struck Chief Greg Bovino in the head.

01:24DHS continued,

01:25riot control measures were deployed, including by Chief Bovino, and arrests were made.

01:30Agents properly used their training.

01:32The use of chemical munitions was conducted in full accordance with CBP policy

01:36and was necessary to ensure the safety of both law enforcement and the public.

01:41The plaintiffs argue that the demonstrators were peaceful

01:44and that authorities failed to issue warnings before tear gas was used.

01:48They added that there is no evidence that commercial fireworks were fired by anyone at the scene.

01:53Aaron Reikland Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council,

01:58weighed in on the incident, stating,

02:00DHS has to understand that it's playing with fire by refusing accountability for officer misconduct like this.

02:06People are being completely radicalized by interactions like this.

02:09We'll be right back to a Acme Day motif.

02:10start off