CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement among others, accusing them of "wanton" and "escalating" violence against protesters and journalists in a violation of their First Amendment rights during protests outside an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois.

The ACLU filed the suit jointly with a coalition of news outlets, media associations and protesters, including the Illinois Press Association, Block Club Chicago and the Chicago Headline Club. In it, they say federal agents used "indiscriminate” force and interfered with First Amendment rights, including freedoms of speech and the press.

“Never in modern times has the fede

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