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Screenshot of arrest video on propublica site:

Journalist Steve Held said he was filming federal agents making an arrest when the agents grabbed him. He reported in a lawsuit last year that he was tackled, thrown to the ground, handcuffed and taken into ICE’s Broadview Processing Center in Illinois. He was released hours later without charges.

Rockford city govt. is claiming they "had no prior notice of [ICE's] arrival or further communication or contact with ICE."

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ICE IN ROCKFORD: We are aware of reports and videos indicating that ICE was present in our community today. Based on the information available to us, we believe these reports are accurate.
We want to be clear that the City and the Rockford Police Department had no prior notice of their arrival or further communication or contact with ICE. The Rockford Police Department complies with the Illinois Trust Act and will not participate in or assist with any immigration detention related activities.

Source: City of Rockford Government; https://www.facebook.com/CityofRockford/posts/pfbid02ZbHtz7StmatWytrHWL4GLdGsc32txwS8oKMdD85URZoePxhpiru4pufvwKSxUJBLl

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Baby Jane @babyjanehudson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Excellent reporting. Thorough, specific important details, I have missed reading news\good journalism. Chicago peeps ⭐

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2h

Update: ICE was active in the Rockford area until at least ~12:45 p.m. today; observers recorded agents traveling in a caravan. Reports of least 3 detainments. Prominent rapid responders Mari Elena & Ismael Cordová-Clough estimated ~10 people taken. I haven't heard/seen other RR groups yet confirm.

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🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – ROCKFORD, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 10/06/2026
🕥 Aproximadamente 12:45 p.m.
📍 Saner Ave y Kishwaukee St
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área. 1 detención.
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
2 Ford Explorer Negra
Nissan Pathfinder Negra
Nissan Pathfinder Negra FZ63978
Nissan Pathfinder Negra GC12065
Jeep Grand Cherokee Blanco GC12018
Ford Edge Negra ED72163
Nissan Armada Negra

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🚨Alerta Comunitaria 🚨
Rockford, IL
Calculamos que hoy 10/06/26 se han llevado a al menos 10 personas. Casi ninguna de ellas tenía antecedentes, ni orden de deportación, ni siquiera un trámite migratorio en curso; la mayoría eran mexicanos que se dirigían al trabajo.
Si alguien de la comunidad ve algo, por favor envíeme un mensaje. Estoy en contacto con una persona que está patrullando las calles, pero necesitamos la ayuda de la comunidad. Si pueden salir, estar pendientes de sus vecinos e informar de cualquier novedad, por favor háganlo.
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🚨 Community Alert 🚨
Rockford, IL
We estimate that at least 10 people have been taken away today. Almost none of them had a criminal record, a deportation order, or even pending immigration proceedings; the majority were Mexicans on their way to work.
If anyone in the community sees anything, please send me a message. I am in contact with someone who is patrolling the streets, but we need the community's help. If you are able to go out, please keep an eye on your neighbors and report any updates.

Source: Mari Elena; https://www.facebook.com/marielena4/posts/pfbid02Tn3vtGpqxwdSHTdaGVwKpuB35vTkzqtwv4rDKCEM8agr5HrEhXcDgfKiBEEYPLPil

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: Following the Supreme Court OK'ing states' trans sports bans, ADF is now taking its targeting of states with pro-trans sports policies to SCOTUS — via the shadow docket in a case out of Washington. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6h

Probably preaching to the choir on bluesky but it really is an indictment of the entire American people and project that the most politically salient point against the Iran war isn't our rank imperialism or that we started it by bombing children, but that it's driving up gas prices

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

new: ahead of thursday’s budget address, a coalition of more than 50 community, faith, policy, and social services organizations are calling on the cook county board of commissioners to freeze spending on law enforcement. it comes as cook county faces a $550 million budget gap for 2027.

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Cook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state's attorney - Chicago Reader

A coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a $550 million deficit and redirect the money to public defenders and violence p...

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 16h

This marks the second time a DHS/subagency spox has implied I'm trying to "dox" federal agents:

On Monday, The Daily asked ICE to confirm Rivas’ identity. A spokesperson for the agency wrote Monday they would “never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers.”

“Publicizing their identities puts their lives and the lives of their families at serious risk,” the spokesperson stated.

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 16h

Our homepage story today names ICE deportation officer Esteban Rivas, one of the two agents involved in the late September detainment of a U.S. citizen in Evanston.

Top story by me: EPD records identify ICE agent Esteban Rivas in late September detainment of US citizen

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 14h

the nonprofit behind this—the policing lab—is led by ex-university of chicago crime lab policy chief and former lapd brass sean malinowski. the policing lab’s executive director is marjolijn bruggeling, another crime lab veteran.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 13h

10/6/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: Rapid responders report ICE has been heavily active in Rockford, IL since at least ~7:20 a.m. Reports of at least 2 detainments, maybe more. Rockford rapid responders last put out an ICE activity alert ~45 min. ago; it's unclear if ICE is still in the area.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

This is amazing if infuriating documentation by @propublica.org. Kudos to them for stating without equivocation that DHS/ICE/CBP has lied-and continues to lie-to citizens and immigrants alike. Would that every U.S. news outlet had this kind of courage and clarity.

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 19h

A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 18h

Last time we reported the 170 number, Kristi Noem denied the administration had detained any citizens. This time, we’re releasing the full list — and a host of video evidence — along with our story.

A screenshot of a ProPublica database showing incidents of citizens being detained

A screenshot of videos showing US citizens being detained with a large number 506 at the bottom

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16h

I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.

The Trump administration says none of this is happening.

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children."

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

10/5/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: Rapid response groups reported ICE today in the towns of Hanover Park, Lombard & Oak Lawn. Video shared online shows ICE stopping a car in Hanover Park, but no confirmation of an arrest. Unconfirmed report of activity, possible detainment in Brighton Park.

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🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – LOMBARD, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 10/05/2026
🕥 8:45 a.m.
📍 Apartamentos de Willow Lakes
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área.
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Ford Explorer Azul E407298
📣 SI VE ALGO DIGA ALGO DE INMEDIATO.

10/5/2026 alert of ICE active in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, with 2 confirmed ICE vehicles - a black Ford Explorer and a black Jeep Grand Cherokee - confirmed active from around 8 a.m. to at least 10 a.m. in the area of 95th and Mansfield. The rapid responders have blocked out the plate numbers.

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🚨10/05/2026- HANOVER PARK, IL🚨
⏰9:35am
📍County Farm Rd y Schick Rd
🧊CONFIRMADO: Presencia de ICE en el area.
Se observaron agentes deteniendo un vehículo.
🚘Vehiculos Observados:
Ford Edge Negra
Ford Explorer Negra
Nissan Pathfinder Negra

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A black SUV pulls over a silver sedan on a suburban street.

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🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – BRIGHTON PARK, IL 🚨
⚠️SE PIDE INFORMACIÓN A LA COMUNIDAD⚠️
📅 Hoy - 10/05/2026
🕥 9:00 a.m.
📍 Western Ave y Archer Ave
⚠️INFORMACIÓN : La comunidad se reporta presencia de ICE y posiblemente un detención.
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Camioneta de Ford
📣 SI VE ALGO DIGA ALGO DE INMEDIATO. See less
🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT – BRIGHTON PARK, IL 🚨
⚠️COMMUNITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION⚠️
📅 Today - 10/05/2026
🕥 9:00 a.m.
📍 Western Ave and Archer Ave
⚠️ INFORMATION: The community reports an ICE presence and possible arrest.
🚗 Vehicles Sighting:
Ford pickup truck

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

JUST IN: Images from the reconstruction of Marimar Martinez's October 2025 shooting in Chicago by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum:

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026

Two of our reporters were pepper sprayed at yesterday's shitshow. As always—it's only your voluntary contributions that keep us going and fund their work and aftercare. Please consider us today:

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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 05/10/2026

Due to the evolving and increasingly complicated nature of ICE's detention purchases, we've made a few changes over at tracker.projectsaltbox.com: 1. A dedicated page just for warehouse purchases 2. A page to track the purchase of private prisons 3. Coming soon, a tab to track new construction

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ICE Detention Purchase Tracker

Data Studio turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 05/10/2026

This is the exact play CoreCivic made after selling two other California prisons this summer: collect a windfall from the government, get awarded the operations and wraparound contract, and then execute a stock buyback to increase shareholder value.

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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My latest: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and hired him anyway.” Anjanette Young responds after the former Chicago Police sergeant fired over the raid of her home was hired by Niles and transferred to its detective bureau. (with @heathercherone.bsky.social)

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CPD Sergeant Who Led Botched Raid at Home of Anjanette Young Now Working as a Suburban Police Detective

Records show the department is standing by Alex Wolinski even after an appellate court upheld his termination. Anjanette Young criticized the move: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and ...

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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 05/10/2026

They cut down the "grandmother" tree.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's not officially fall until this beautiful maple in my neighborhood starts turning firetruck red

A maple tree whose upper branches have turned bright red while the lower branches are still green

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026

A representative with the National Lawyers Guild says police arrested one person who protested racist provocateur Jake Lang's "crusader march" yesterday in Bridgeview, IL. Another person was detained on site but released w/o charges. The NLG rep didn't know if anyone with Lang's group was arrested.

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BlueCollarJazz @domguan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You couldn’t make a better clown car of white supremacists, and clowns wear white makeup.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026

Also seen among the other hatemongers today: at least one person with a Jewish Defense League hat (reporters noted her standing mostly away from Lang and his crew; other side of sign read "Jake Lang is a red herring"). Photo: @domguan.bsky.social

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026

Reporters learn literally any word but "clashes" challenge

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We murdered four more people in a boat today

U.S. southern Command: On October 4, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists. @DeptofWar

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.

The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"With nearly 85% of votes reported, Flavio led Lula with 48.47% of the votes to the president’s 43.49%. A candidate must pass 50% in order to win outright...surveys in the run up to the election had forecast Lula leading the first-round vote by around 3...points." www.cnbc.com/2026/10/04/b...

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Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows

Flavio Bolsonaro led Brazil’s first-round presidential vote as more than half the ballots were counted, with Datafolha projecting a runoff.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

10/4/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: ICE reported active across Chicago's SW side and in Hammond, IN today. At least 3 abductions reported: 1 in Archer Heights; 1 near a Back of the Yards Home Depot the feds have targeted for months; 1 in Hammond outside what looks to be a Unilever warehouse.

A 10/4/2026 rapid responder alert warning of an ICE abduction on 48th and Western, near a Home Depot the feds have targeted since last year.

A 10/4/2026 rapid responder alert warning of an ICE abduction on 44th and St. Louis in Chicago's Archer Heights neighborhood.

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🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – Hammond, IN 🚨
📅 Hoy - 10/04/2026
🕥 12:15 p.m.
📍 Calumet Ave y Indianapolis Blvd
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área. Una persona detenida.
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Chevy Tahoe Negra
Dodge Durango Blanco
SUV Negra
📣 SI VE ALGO DIGA ALGO DE INMEDIATO.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

From photographer Evan Stone: a member of Lang's crew inside a silly string covered car waved what appears to be a gun at the crowd this afternoon. A Bridgeview police officer can be seen peering inside the vehicle. He then swipes its side mirror back into position:

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cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@elviamalagon.bsky.social and I have been tracking and covering heat-related deaths all summer, and for good reason— at least 16 people have died from heat exposure in Cook County, 13 in Chicago, mostly on the South Side. That's the most in at least a decade. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

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Nine of the people who died from heat this summer in Cook County did so inside their homes or apartments and many had no working air conditioning, according to a review of records from the Cook County...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Since this summer, ICE has been arresting asylum applicants at airports. Many came legally, then applied for asylum. They have been here for years just stuck in a massive line, working and paying taxes while they wait. No prior admin would have arrested them. Their “overstay” is due to DHS delay.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dug into this and her name seems to be Zhao Jing. She’s being held at Adelanto. A habeas lawsuit was filed at 11:05 AM Pacific today. On X, a user said Ms. Zhao had taught her son. As to why ICE arrested her, no idea. Most likely she’s a pending asylum applicant who got stuck in backlogs for years.

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Search Results: 1
JING ZHAO
Country of Birth : China, Peoples Republic of Status: In ICE Custody
State: CA
Current Detention Facility: ADELANTO ICE
PROCESSING CENTER

Screenshot of PACER filing:

Notice of Electronic Filing
The following transaction was entered by Bayburtski, Hohannes on 10/4/2026 at 11:05 AM PDT

Case Name:
Case Number:
Filer:
Document Number: 1
Zhao v. janecha et al
5:26-cv-05854
Jing Zhao
Docket Text:
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody by Petitioner Jing Zhao.

常國棟GORDON/滅共..
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Translated from Chinese

Her name is Zhao Jing, and my heart broke when I heard her shout "Jing Zhao." Because I saw terror, helplessness, and despair on her face, which shattered me. I never imagined I'd see her in such a way. I still have her contact information; I have her email records. She was once my eldest son's early intervention teacher, with extremely fluent English close to native speaker level, and a senior staff member at that institution—a team-leading Supervisor. She's even from the same hometown as me. For someone in her situation, do you have any advice?

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Recent Progress:
Last night, a friend of this lady reached out to me, asking for my help. Early this morning, I got in touch with Ms. Zhao by phone. After our conversation, I obtained her specific details. That friend had helped top up her phone credit. Since her father doesn't know how to answer calls from the immigration detention center, I also found a kind-hearted friend to go to her residence, visit her elderly father, and promptly check on his health condition.
I immediately drafted a writ of habeas corpus, handed it to the lawyer for review, and have now uploaded it to the federal court for official filing.
I hope she can redain her freedom soon.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Like these dudes with their "No Wars For Jews" banner are honest to god genocidal racists who follow Jake around to complain that he's not nazi enough because of his Jewish heritage. They last did it in NYC on 9/11 They are not your friends. They are your fucking enemies. bsky.app/profile/tali...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

Yes, more here: bsky.app/profile/uzza...

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hey Bridgeview, Y'all came to get tough on Jake Lang. But you also have neonazis standing on your side of the cops & barriers. One is Trevor Raein of "Evropean Americans". I believe Gregory Conte is also there. He co-organized Unite the Right in Charlottesville.

Trevor Raein on the left. A man who I believe is Gregory Conte on the right.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They are very much "real Nazis" One is Gregory Conte, a Unite the Right organizer bsky.app/profile/uzza...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

We're heading out. Crowd is mostly dispersed as well. We'll update with arrest totals when we can get them.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

After Lang left, we also saw police surround a person who appeared to be splayed on their back. We later saw police take someone, who appeared to be alert and sitting upright unassisted, out of the crowd on a golf cart thing. Riot police gone, local cops still on scene but keeping their distance.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

A lot just happened. Police cleared an exit for Lang and his group, who left in a large caravan. A cop in riot gear pushed at least one person hard to the ground in the process. Someone, not sure if police or one of Lang's, sprayed people with mace. Hearing reports of arrests but can't confirm atm.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

People are also corraling this group of guys in white polo shirts on the edge of the crowd, one of whom proudly declared they're the "real nazis" a few moments ago.

People in white polos stand with their backs to yellow concrete bubkers while other people in black clothes yell at them. One of the people in white polos is shouting into a megaphone.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

A drone is hovering above the white supremacist camp's trucks. Not sure whose it is. The size of Lang's group has remained about the same since we got on-scene. The crowd coming out to oppose them has grown significantly. Easily high hundreds of people at this point.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

A few IL State Police with clubs out, held horizontal, just came on scene

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026

Lang's crusader march group is well outnumbered; besides the police (including those in riot gear) there are yellow concrete barricades separating people from Lang & co. There's a big sign truck with Lang's face on it that says "go home pedophile"

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