Ellis is reading the terms into the record. It seems to track her temporary restraining order, barring various uses of force "unless such force is objectively necessary to stop an immediate threat."

Ellis: "I am going to grant the plaintiffs' motion for class certification."

Since the federal government announced charges against me and five others for protesting at Broadview, people have asked how they can help. Right now, I need support for my legal defense fund so I can fight these unjust charges—and for our collective First Amendment rights.

Ellis rules that the Trump administration impermissibly prevented the free exercise of religion, in violation of the First Amendment. Those engaged in prayer have been shot, without warning, with pepper balls and tear gas, Ellis says.

Ellis rejects the DOJ's argument that plaintiffs are not protected by the First Amendment because they've "intermingled themselves with rioters." "The unlawful activity by a few protesters does not transform a peaceful assembly into an unlawful assembly," Ellis says

Ellis says the First Amendment right to speech and assembly are the "most perishable."

At the Oak Park Village Board meeting on Tuesday, I handed out whistle packs that a group assembled at the Oak Park Public Library last Saturday. The whistles were 3D printed by community members. Just everyday people trying to keep their neighbors safe.

Ellis on the Oct. 24 incident in Lake View: "When an agent deployed gas, he stated, 'Have fun.' And then, two additional tear gas canisters were deployed."

Ellis: Federal agents described a number of protestors as "professional agitators" based on their use of whistles, in part. "Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."

Agents said "hit them" before deploying tear gas, Ellis says, and then they lied about it under oath. This calls into question their account of everything happening in the Chicago area.

Ellis is walking through the testimony heard yesterday. She said Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Munoz's arrest made him a "prop" for DHS videos. Ald. Julia Ramirez "ran away from tear gas while eight-and-a-half months pregnant."

Ellis: "The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators. That simply is untrue. And the government's own evidence in this case belies that assertion."

Ellis turns to the testimony of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. How he denied using force against a man he tackled and said he didn't see the Rev. David Black hit by pepperballs. "More telling," she says, "defendant Bovino admitted that he lied."

Since the federal government announced charges against me and five others for protesting at Broadview, people have asked how they can help. Right now, I need support for my legal defense fund so I can fight these unjust charges—and for our collective First Amendment rights.

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🧵Brian Straw is one of the folks charged, along w/ Kat Abughazaleh, w/ felony conspiracy to impede federal officers in Broadview [Chicago]. As it happens, he's also my friend, a deeply decent man whose compassion shines & fairly shimmers off him, no matter what he's doing. If you can help, pls do.

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In this dark time, some people can do what Brian has done & continues to do; some can do other work; & some have the wherewithal to support people like Brian as they fight a fight that is, ultimately, for all of us. If you're in a position to support Brian Straw's legal defense fund, please do. 3/3

As many of you know by now, I am facing federal charges after exercising my First Amendment rights by participating in a protest at the ICE detention facility in Broadview, challenging the Trump administration’s inhumane treatment of our immigration neighbors.

Black says it took him a while to return to the Broadview facility because "I was very afraid." But he says his Bible tells him to "not be afraid."

Black is asked why it's important to engage in ministry outside the ICE Broadview facility. Black: "It's very clear to me, from scripture, that Jesus called ministers and his followers to be where people are being persecuted and bring the good news."

this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."

Gettleman finally chimes in: "If the conditions are unconstitutional, so be it. And the defendants here will have to figure out another way to comply with the constitution. "That's my job, to determine whether or not the conditions are constitutional."

Brady: "Granting this [temporary restraining order], as it's proposed currently, would effectively halt the government's ability to enforce immigration laws in Illinois. "There's no where to put [detainees] in Illinois."

Gettleman calls some of the alleged conditions "disgusting." "To have to sleep on a floor next to an overflow toilet, that's obviously unconstitutional," he says. But that doesn't amount to a ruling yet. We're just getting started.

Gettleman begins the afternoon session by asking whether cameras inside the Broadview facility are recording, and if the recordings have been preserved. DOJ's Jana Brady says she doesn't know. The judge asks for an answer by the end of the day.

Also of broader note: Leo says "many people who have lived for years and years not causing problems have been deeply affected by what's going on right now." That appears to be a reference to the large number of immigrants detained in the U.S. who have no criminal record.

Oh — the situation has escalated. Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in. "Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

"The FBI has uncovered evidence indicating that criminals are posing as masked ICE agents during the course of their illegal activities" who could've foreseen such an outcome? y'know, except anyone with working eyes and half a brain

This better atty told her there was a longer penalty than Broadview agents told her for her deportation; that she may not be able to return for ten years. She breaks down in tears at this. "My children, who are so young..." she says, trailing off.

Pereira Guevara now describing when she was processed. She says agents told her to sign a deportation form, without anyone translating the form for her. "They were in English and I don't speak English." She says.

Agustin Zamacona, who speaks and reads English, further says an agent in Broadview tried to get him to sign a self-deportation form by telling him it was court paperwork. "I saw they weren't court papers, they were for deportation, so I didn't sign it," he says.

Agustin Zamacona says he got diarrhea while in Broadview, he thinks from the sandwhich he was given. He says he was only given 8 oz bottles of water with food, and that agents reacted poorly to requests for more. "They ignored you, or they just told you to shut up," he says.

Gettleman comments that the alleged conditions in Broadview are "in [his] words, disgusting." If they're true, he says, "Every day that goes by would be irreparably harming the putative class."

Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center. "Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”

At Broadview ICE detention facility for Mass today, Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ reveals “tragic” and “devastating” news that a member of group bearing Guadalupe Banner to Mass today, was detained by ICE this morning in procession to detention facility.

We have similarly progressed from data collection to data analysis. There is a lot of data, and it appears to be particularly chocolatey.

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

And, I reiterate, yes: religionnews.com/2025/10/14/a...

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:: uses most deadpan voice possible :: Yes. religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...

Short Straw and I listen to the MGoBlog roundtable on WTKA every Friday (as a podcast) and the MGoPodcast at the beginning of the week. I have always loved the depth of analysis from MGoBlog. Today, I (and my son) really appreciate the depth of heart of the MGoBlog community. Thank you, Seth.

My son gets hand-me-down clothing from Trustee Brian Straw and his wife. The very same elected official that was indicted by the Feds for protesting. He was one of five elected people or candidates to be indicted yesterday. The Feds going after local officials. We must save our democracy

Brian Straw is one of ours. He's a longtime reader/listener/Michigan twitter-sky interaction. He listens to our podcasts with his 11yo. He serves his local community as a village trustee. They're trying to jail him for it. www.oakpark.com/2025/10/29/o...

I joined the protests at the Broadview ICE detention facility because of what is happening to our immigrant neighbors: children zip-tied and shoved into vans, mothers pulled from cars on the way to school, neighbors afraid to go to church or work.

Federal immigration agents have recently been leaning into hitting people recording them with impeding charges - even when available video shows the agents striking civilians' vehicles, not the other way around Another example from last week: bsky.app/profile/thet...

I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.” It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

Video from witness here from the moment CBP gassed neighbors who had gathered outside after the kidnapping. Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.