Leftist aims to demonize law enforcement officials found them calling for the termination of an agent after one of several congressional candidates was seen being forcibly removed from an ICE blockade.
As President Donald Trump’s efforts to restore national sovereignty continue across the country, Democrats have turned illegal immigration detention facilities into makeshift campaign events. Such was the case outside Chicago on Friday when congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh leveraged deportation efforts into a campaign fundraiser by getting tossed multiple times by a federal agent while blocking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
“Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground,” the former Media Matters for America employee told New Republic as video of the incidents circulated online, prompting leftists to call for the agent to lose his job. “Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there.”
She’d also argued while sharing videos from the scene, “This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights,” while others shared similar clips pointing out both the leftist outrage and the reality that “Impeding a federal ICE operation is a crime.”
Democrat congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh attempted to physically block an ICE agent’s car from conducting a lawful operation, causing her to be tossed to the ground.
Impeding a federal ICE operation is a crime.pic.twitter.com/k9PEthUtBv
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 19, 2025
BREAKING: Liberals are now demanding the immediate termination of this federal agent who threw Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh (D) to the ground after she tried to blockade ICE vehicles in Illinois.
I say we promote him and give him a RAISE. pic.twitter.com/28d7hppiI7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 19, 2025
Currently in a relationship with former NBC reporter Ben Collins, CEO of Global Tetrahedron, owners of The Onion, Abughazaleh was one of a crowded field seeking to fill the seat of retiring Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D).
A number of her fellow candidates were also in attendance, claiming “peaceful protesters” were being victimized.
Federal forces just tear gassed myself and the other peaceful protestors here at the Broadview ICE facility. This is a terrifying escalation, but we will not back down. pic.twitter.com/15VvI6jZE8
— Daniel Biss (@DanielBiss) September 19, 2025
Hundreds of peaceful protesters and I got tear-gassed at the ICE Broadway facility this morning – this is what your taxpayer dollars are being used for. pic.twitter.com/horWABfvds
— Bushra Amiwala (@bushraamiwala) September 19, 2025
Countering the spin from leftists, the Department of Homeland Security and officials called out what the activists were really representing, as well as the consequences for impeding law enforcement.
A statement from DHS read, “Individuals and groups impeding ICE operations are siding with vicious cartels, human traffickers, and violent criminals. You will not stop @ICEgov and DHS law enforcement from enforcing our immigration laws,” while DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told MSNBC, “These fame hungry, sanctuary politicians are so desperate for their 15-minutes of fame that they will go so far as to put our law enforcement at risk and obstruct justice.”
BREAKING: This woman thought she’d be exempt from the force of federal agents enforcing the law at an ICE facility near Chicago, but was immediately pushed to the ground and hit with sting balls after trying to blockade the vehicle.pic.twitter.com/Oys539oIMQ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 19, 2025
Individuals and groups impeding ICE operations are siding with vicious cartels, human traffickers, and violent criminals.
You will not stop @ICEgov and DHS law enforcement from enforcing our immigration laws. https://t.co/GoUq47TC8S
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) September 19, 2025
Meanwhile, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reminded, “If you lay a hand on our law enforcement, we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. God bless our @ICEgov and @CBP officers.”
If you lay a hand on our law enforcement, we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.
God bless our @ICEgov and @CBP officers.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) September 19, 2025
Additionally, reactions from conservatives remained fully in support of the efforts of immigration enforcement officials, at the same time they sought to shame Abughazaleh.
Outspoken survivor of communist China, Xi Van Fleet was among those reacting to the congressional hopeful’s antics as she contended, “Being part of a lawless mob should disqualify you from running for Congress.”
Being part of a lawless mob should disqualify you from running for Congress.
— Xi Van Fleet (@XVanFleet) September 20, 2025
There’s an easy solution. You could stop blocking and obstructing ICE. And stop supporting criminal illegal aliens.
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) September 20, 2025
You obstructed law enforcement. You should be in prison. You are not a victim.
— Cash Loren (@CashLorenShow) September 20, 2025
No. You’re just an entitled child that has no concept of accountability. Grow up.
— MotherTrucker (@L167942) September 19, 2025
That is now officially my favorite FOFA moment of the year. I liked it before and now knowing it’s you. I love it.
— badbake (@badbake_offgrid) September 19, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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