Pastor Hannah Kardon of United Church of Rogers Park, Ill., was violently arrested along with eight others at a peaceful protest at the Broadview ICE facility.
Kardon, part of a clergy group, was to lead a worship service outside the Chicago facility. Prior to the service, she and others stood peacefully in the street, shouting
“Who do you serve? Who do you protect?”as Illinois State Police charged in.
In a video of the incident, Kardon can be heard saying
“What you’re doing is wrong. God stop them.”She reported being beaten with a baton while praying and was then dragged from the group and handcuffed.
This was Kardon's first arrest.
Author's summary: Pastor violently arrested during protest.