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Progressive candidate for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Kat Abughazaleh, during a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Friday, accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of perpetrating “crimes against humanity,” prompting DHS to strike back at the Gen Z activist.
A viral video of an ICE agent shoving Abughazaleh to the ground outside the Broadview ICE facility on Sept. 19 has become a flash point in the divisive debate over President Donald Trump’s deportation rollout, as Republicans celebrate the crackdown on illegal immigration while Democrats reject ICE’s “unlawful and racist orders.”
“Dishonest, desperate and demonizing law enforcement to try to get 5 minutes on MSNBC and some fundraising cash,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital in a statement after Abughazaleh criticized Noem during a press conference on Friday.
“Kristi Noem is here right now to ensure that her crimes against humanity continue unimpeded,” Abughazaleh told her fellow protesters outside Broadview. “We are here to make sure that does not happen. So let us in, give us justice and tear this gate down.”
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Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh speaks at a protest outside the Broadview ICE processing facility on Sept. 26, 2025. (Reuters/Jim Vondruska)
Abughazaleh introduced herself on Friday as “one of hundreds of people who have been brutalized by ICE while protesting the inhumane conditions” at Broadview, which she described as a “war zone” where the government is “waging war on peaceful protesters.”
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McLaughlin accused Abughazaleh of putting “law enforcement at risk” in her pursuit to “obstruct justice” before she was shoved to the ground two weeks ago.
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