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

00:07at a U.S. citizen during a Chicago protest,

00:10shouting, you're dead liberal.

00:12According to a court filing,

00:14the 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

00:25disregarded a temporary restraining order on force at protests.

00:29The plaintiffs allege that a federal officer

00:31pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun

00:34at a man who was lawfully standing on the side of the road

00:37voicing his opposition

00:38as agents were driving by in their vehicles.

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

00:45occurred during Little Village protests

00:47following federal operations earlier in the week.

00:50According to the filing,

00:51agents deployed tear gas and pepper munitions

00:54in violation of the restraining order

00:56that Judge Sarah L. Ellis issued against DHS,

01:00which allows such crowd control measures

01:02only when there is an immediate and serious threat of physical harm.

01:06On X, DHS defended the agents,

01:09stating they were reacting to rioters,

01:11who shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks.

01:15They claimed the mob of rioters

01:17grew more hostile and violent,

01:19advancing toward agents

01:20and began throwing rocks and other objects at agents,

01:23including one that struck Chief Greg Bovino in the head.

01:27DHS continued,

01:28riot control measures were deployed,

01:30including by Chief Bovino,

01:31and arrests were made.

01:33Agents properly used their training.

01:35The use of chemical munitions

01:36was conducted in full accordance with CBP policy

01:39and was necessary to ensure the safety

01:41of both law enforcement and the public.

01:44The plaintiffs argue that the demonstrators were peaceful

01:46and that authorities failed to issue warnings

01:49before tear gas was used.

01:51They added that there is

01:52no evidence that commercial fireworks

01:54were fired by anyone at the scene.

01:57Aaron Reichlin Melnick,

01:59senior fellow at the American Immigration Council,

02:01weighed in on the incident,

02:03stating,

02:04DHS has to understand that it's playing with fire

02:07by refusing accountability

02:08for officer misconduct like this.

02:10People are being completely radicalized

02:12by interactions like this.

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