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Pastor Pepper-Balled by ICE Amid Protest in Illinois

10/12/2025

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Pastor Protests ICE

Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian pastor, was pepper-balled by ICE agents during a protest in Illinois.
Black says officers laughed while firing and that he was not obstructing law enforcement, calling it "It was deeply disturbing."
A Department of Homeland Security official said protesters hampered operations.
A judge blocked National Guard deployment in Chicago.
Black is part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration for alleged First and Fourth Amendment violations.

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Pastor Protests ICE

Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian pastor, was pepper-balled by ICE agents during a protest in Illinois.
Black says officers laughed while firing and that he was not obstructing law enforcement, calling it "It was deeply disturbing."
A Department of Homeland Security official said protesters hampered operations.
A judge blocked National Guard deployment in Chicago.
Black is part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration for alleged First and Fourth Amendment violations.

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