Agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement clashed with congressional candidates and other protesters Friday morning during a demonstration outside of the Broadview processing center.

During the protest, Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old progressive running for the 9th Congressional District seat, was pushed to the ground by an ICE agent in fully camouflaged uniform, according to video from the protest posted on her social media.

In a phone interview, Abughazaleh told the Sun-Times she was thrown to the ground twice by ICE agents and was helping another protester when an agent lifted her by her chest, carried her, and threw her onto the asphalt.

“I wasn’t surprised, and that’s part of why we’re here,” Abughazaleh said. “Everyone here is at least a little bit scared, but mostly I’m

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