Protesters tried to block vehicles Friday morning outside a federal immigration enforcement building in west suburban Broadview , leading to a confrontation with authorities who later apparently used a chemical agent to disperse the crowd.

Dozens of people carrying American flags and signs with the words “Hands off Chicago” were at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building about 12 miles west of Chicago.

Video of the protesters was posted on social media site Bluesky by Kat Abughazaleh, who said she locked arms with others to try to block a van before federal authorities intervened.

In video posted to the site at about 7 a.m., it shows a woman, later identified as Abughazaleh, stepping in front of an exiting vehicle and then being thrown to the ground by a masked person in m

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