A Chicago pastor who says he was shot multiple times with pellets by federal officers during a vigil on September 19 outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has joined a sweeping lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of violating First Amendment rights during protests in Illinois.
Rev. David Black, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, is among 11 plaintiffs—including journalists, clergy, and media organizations—who allege that federal agents used tear gas, pepper balls, and flash grenades to intimidate demonstrators and members of the press outside the Broadview ICE Processing Center, a longtime site of immigration protests.
