Chicago

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6380339

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/77675

A video has come to light which shows United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shooting a pastor in the head with a pepper-spray projectile.

Priest smoked in the head with pepper ball by Trump’s goons. pic.twitter.com/31jpGjX1E0

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 8, 2025

The footage shows protesters gathered outside an ICE processing facility in Broadview, a suburb of Chicago, back in September.

One of the ICE agents shoots pepper balls – which are essentially pepper spray projectiles – at David Black, a pastor at a Presbyterian Church.

This comes at a time when Donald Trump has increased ICE presence in the Chicago area. This has led to daily protests outside the Broadview facility. Additionally, this weekend, Trump ordered US National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois, under the guise of ‘rampant crime and illegal immigration’.

But as the Canary previously reported, Trump has made a habit of targeting Democrat-led cities. Recently, he took similar actions in both Los Angeles and Washington.

Christian values?

MAGA Republicans claim to be the party of Christian values. But the footage we are seeing from the US – almost daily – makes you question which Bible these people read.

The War on Christianity that the Right/MAGA are always crying about seems to be waged by ICE. https://t.co/VAhlqPYnBb

— AJ (@AlisaJass) October 8, 2025

All these bible thumping right wingers are not going where they think they are going… https://t.co/o8a8tMGfiC

— John Milstead (@JD_Milstead) October 9, 2025

Party of Christian values, folks https://t.co/OFq8iqZ29C

— S. Harting-Pope (@shartingpope) October 9, 2025

The Trump administration – and all the goons happily working for them – have made it clear what they think of ordinary American people.

For all the Christians who continue to carry water for this admin, is it not clear what they think of us? https://t.co/giPEm35s1u

— Calvin (@calvinbarr15) October 8, 2025

I cannot believe American citizens believe this is okay. Shooting a priest while unprovoked. https://t.co/DLb3E03gAR

— Cody Mody Mody (@CodyModyMody44) October 8, 2025

Now, David Black has joined a lawsuit with Chicago reporters and protesters. It accuses Donald Trump’s administration of unconstitutional threats to religious freedoms and First Amendment rights, with a “pattern of extreme brutality” designed to “silence the press and civilians”.

If this isn’t fascism, what is? https://t.co/hH8vSdDjbM

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) October 8, 2025

Clergyman or not, I cannot conceive of any context, or any unseen video angle, which would make this grotesque use of force remotely justifiable. This is utterly shameful in America or anywhere else in the world. https://t.co/DilHQwP6uk

— Wolf Dixon (@BigBadWolfDixon) October 8, 2025

America, the land of the free

And it’s not just Chicago where ICE agents are firing at unarmed citizens.

This week in Portland, ICE also attacked protesters with rubber bullets.

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Meanwhile, Trump is also attempting to crack down on ‘liberal groups’. According to Reuters, ICE agents are being redeployed to target the:

finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda.

The administration plans to deploy the FBI, Homeland Security, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to fight certain left-wing groups, which it accuses of funding and organising “political violence”.

“The land of the free” is a police state. Proving there are no good guys with guns, that libertarians are cosplaying pussies and the US constitution is as valuable/useful as a roll of toilet paper. https://t.co/dluWB5KZz4

— A.A Is OK (@teach_n_travel) October 8, 2025

Trump also appears to be toying with invoking the Insurrection Act. This gives him the power to deploy US troops or federalise the National Guard inside the US to tackle ‘domestic uprisings’. Basically, he wants to shut down the right to protest.

BREAKING: White House officials reportedly in serious discussions over President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, allowing Trump deploy active-duty troops in the US to quell unrest.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) October 8, 2025

The act has been used many times before. However, since the civil rights movement in the 60s, it has become very rare. It has not been used since 1992.

But civil rights groups and legal experts worry that the president will abuse the act. It gives him broad authority to use the military as a domestic police force. Trump has proven time and time again that he does not care about the rule of law. He cares about power, plain and simple. And those Christian values which MAGA claim to be restoring? From not releasing the Epstein files to shooting pastors with pepper balls – his record speaks for itself. The faith of these Republicans is nothing more than a political prop filled with hypocrisy.

Feature image via New York Post/Youtube

By HG

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