Clergy, Journalists Sue Federal Government Over 'Extreme' Force

[PAF]

October 06, 2025


The 52-page complaint alleged that federal forces deployed to Illinois used tear gas, rubber bullets, and other projectiles against members of the press, religious leaders, and peaceful demonstrators protesting alleged mistreatment of detainees at the suburban Chicago processing center.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs are seeking an emergency court order to halt what they describe as "a pattern of extreme brutality in a concerted and ongoing effort to silence the press and civilians."

The lawsuit names Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Gregory Bovino and President Donald Trump, among others, as defendants.

Plaintiffs include journalists from outlets such as Block Club Chicago, clergy members like Pastor David Black of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, and protesters who claim they were injured by federal agents’ crowd-control measures.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-ice-protests-lawsuit

Here is the full complaint [pdf]:

https://www.loevy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Broadview-Complaint-10.06.25.pdf

 

[Voluntarist]

The 52-page complaint alleged that federal forces deployed to Illinois used tear gas, rubber bullets, and other projectiles against members of the press, religious leaders, and peaceful demonstrators protesting alleged mistreatment of detainees at the suburban Chicago processing center.

Operation Talon Shield

The Department of Defense has unveiled its boldest urban security program yet: DoD‑trained bald eagles, deployed to patrol America’s “crime and gang‑ridden” cities as declared by Trump.

Forget tear gas, rubber bullets, and other projectiles - the new frontline is feathered. Each eagle is fitted with:

• Tactical goggles (night vision optional).
• GPS talon trackers.
• A payload system capable of feline delivery from altitude, should “deterrence” be required.

Street Deployment​

• In Chicago, flocks circle above intersections, swooping down on suspicious jaywalkers.
• In Baltimore, eagles perch on lampposts, scanning for “gang signs” (often mistaking peace signs for threats).
• In Los Angeles, residents report eagles confiscating burritos, citing “contraband tortilla concealment.”

The Political Theater​

Trump hailed the program as “the greatest law‑and‑order innovation since stop‑and‑frisk, but with feathers.” Thomas Massie, however, warns of constitutional fallout:

• “If DoD can train eagles to police cities, citizens must have the right to keep and utilize drones to defend themselves. Otherwise, the Second Amendment is grounded.”
• He promptly uploaded open‑source software and 3-D print model files for “Garage Patriot Drones,” sparking a new wave of legal challenges.

Meanwhile, testing of the feathered feline-deployment systems has run into a snag in Block III testing:

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front windshield along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In a call to 911, the unidentified driver on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson City, told a dispatcher that a bald eagle dropped the cat. Bryson City is about 65 miles (104 kilometers) southwest of Asheville.

It’s not clear if the feline slipped from the eagle’s talons Wednesday morning or was discarded simply because the big bird didn’t have a taste for it.

“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.”

 

[jmdrake]

'Blackhawk helicopter raid, black children detained in ICE raid to catch Venezuelans'

Oct 6, 2025

Donald Trump just burned whatever bit of goodwill he may have had left. And this was done the same day he told U.S. Generals that American cities could be used as a military training ground. If you're okay with this, we are not friends.

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[CCTelander]

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Price of “freedom.”