Veterans face arrests amid ICE protest clashes

US military veterans are increasingly being arrested and injured during protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and push to deploy the National Guard, with The Guardian counting eight cases of prosecutions or damages claims. In Broadview, Illinois, 70-year-old Air Force veteran Dana Briggs was charged after video showed a masked ICE agent knocking him down; Marine veteran John Cerrone was arrested the day before. Veterans allege excessive force, while the White House cites a surge in assaults on officers; DHS defends agents. A federal judge meanwhile temporarily restricted use of riot-control weapons without probable cause in Chicago.

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