A Democratic congressional candidate who joined an Illinois ICE protest found herself tear-gassed and tossed to the ground by an ICE agent.
The moment played out as Kat Abughazaleh (D), who is running for Congress in Illinois’s 9th district, and other demonstrators protested outside an ICE facility in Broadview on Friday morning.
She said the group was tear-gassed and shot with pepper balls — and that one activist was dragged into the facility.
Videos taken at the scene show an ICE officer picking up Abughazaleh and slamming her to the ground. She landed on her backside with an audible thud.
Commenting on the shocking encounter on her social media account, Abughazaleh said: “My body hurts and will probably hurt way more tomorrow.”
She added: “What ICE just did to me was a violent abuse of power — and yet it’s nothing compared to what they’re doing to immigrant communities.”
Abughazaleh later posted the video on her X account, warning, “This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.”
Some right-wing social media accounts were quick to pounce on Abughazaleh, accusing her of interfering in the ICE operation, and implying she got what she deserved.
“I love watching communists get body slammed by ICE,” MAGA darling Laura Loomer posted. “Communist and Palestinian. Pick a struggle.”
“Kat Abughazaleh (D) just fcked around with ICE and found out,” added the End Wokeness X account.
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