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Siri Chilukuri in Chicago

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

Two men looking at men in uniform
Gregory Bovino and other federal officers march by the Newberry Library in Chicago's Gold Coast as part of an immigration blitz show of force. Photograph: Brian Cassella/TNS/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, and Gregory Bovino, a border patrol sector chief, were seen at an Ice facility in suburban Chicago on Friday where law enforcement has been cracking down on protesters.

In recent weeks the Broadview facility has become the site of escalations by federal agents against protesters and journalists. Videos of agents deploying tear gas, pepper balls and roughly throwing protesters to the ground have gone viral, amidst the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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