Chicago Journalists, Protesters Suing Trump Administration Over Alleged First Amendment Violations at Broadview ICE [View all]

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Chicago Journalists, Protesters Suing Trump Administration Over Alleged First Amendment Violations at Broadview ICE Facility

Matt Masterson October 6, 2025, 9:54 am


Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility officers stand guard outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago-area journalists and protesters are suing the Trump administration, claiming Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have engaged in a "pattern of extreme brutality" they say is a "concerted and ongoing effort to silence the press and civilians" outside the agency's Broadview processing facility.

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media organizations and journalists filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court Monday alleging their First Amendment rights have been violated.

"Never in modern times has the federal government undermined bedrock constitutional protections on this scale or usurped states' police power by directing federal agents to carry out an illegal mission against the people for the government's own benefit," the organizations wrote in a 52-page complaint.

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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.1.0.pdf

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