University of Chicago Professor Arrested, Charged in Broadview Anti‑ICE Protests
Associate Professor Eman Abdelhadi of the University of Chicago was arrested Oct. 3 and charged by the Cook County Sheriff's Office with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee (Class 3 felony) and two counts of resisting/obstructing peace (Class A misdemeanors); court records show she was released after an initial appearance, has requested a jury trial and has a next hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Her social‑media posts and a recent podcast place her at the Broadview anti‑ICE rally, which over the same weekend erupted into clashes between protesters and federal agents — including reported vehicle‑ramming incidents and at least one person wounded — and the university condemned the violence while declining to say whether she remains teaching.
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📌 Key Facts
- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members; he publicly refused to deploy the state Guard and said coordination among state, county and local law enforcement was sufficient.
- During weekend confrontations around the Broadview ICE facility, DHS/ICE said federal agents were "rammed and trapped" or "boxed in by 10 cars," that agents fired defensive shots and struck a female driver, and alleged one of the drivers was armed with a semiautomatic weapon.
- The woman shot and later taken to the hospital was identified by DHS/Fox reporting as U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez; authorities say she was named in a recent CBP intelligence bulletin, was discharged from the hospital and was taken into federal custody; DHS also named a second arrested suspect, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz.
- Federal and local records and sources show a Chicago CAD screenshot (timestamp Oct. 4, 2025 / 12:34:44) in which Chicago command is alleged to have instructed officers not to respond to ICE calls; CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling publicly denied a "stand down" order and provided a minute‑by‑minute timeline, while the FBI opened investigations into violence against officers and obstruction related to Broadview enforcement.
- FBI leaders and other federal officials (including Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino in on‑the‑record comments) vowed investigations and prosecutions; national and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police leaders formally condemned what they called a failure to assist federal officers and cited rising violence against ICE agents.
- DHS released names of multiple additional arrestees tied to the protests, including Wilmer Alexander Gonzalez Garaban (alleged Tren de Aragua member) and several others the agency says have prior convictions or criminal histories.
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth publicly criticized federal immigration‑enforcement tactics (on record calling them 'Gestapo tactics' and citing aggressive raids), urged protesters to remain peaceful and to "tape everything," and questioned federal accounts of the Brighton Park shooting.
- Associate Professor Eman Abdelhadi of the University of Chicago (Comparative Human Development) was arrested Oct. 3, 2025; Cook County records show she was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee (Class 3 felony) and two counts of resisting/obstructing peace (Class A misdemeanor), released after an initial appearance, requested a jury trial, and has a future court date; social media posts and a podcast place her at the Broadview rally, and the university condemned violence while declining to say whether she remains teaching (her university biography remained active as of the latest update).
📚 Contextual Background
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the federal agency responsible for apprehending and detaining people suspected of being undocumented immigrants in the United States.
📰 Sources (12)
University of Chicago condemns violence but dodges questions about professor arrested in anti-ICE riots
New information:
- University of Chicago issued a statement condemning violence and emphasizing campus safety but declined to say whether Prof. Eman Abdelhadi is still teaching.
- Abdelhadi’s university biography page remained active as of Wednesday morning.
- Court records indicate Abdelhadi requested a jury trial during a Monday appearance in Cook County; her attorney declined to comment.
- Abdelhadi posted on X before her arrest criticizing state police guarding the Broadview ICE facility and later thanked supporters on Bluesky after charges.
Far-left University of Chicago professor charged with violent felonies during anti-ICE riots in Broadview
New information:
- Associate Professor Eman Abdelhadi (University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development) was arrested Oct. 3, 2025 and charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee (Class 3 felony) and two counts of resisting/obstructing peace (Class A misdemeanor).
- Cook County Sheriff's Office confirmed the arrest; Abdelhadi was released after her initial appearance and a court record shows her next hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Social media and podcast activity: posts and a recent podcast interview (Movement Memos/Truthout) confirm she was at the Broadview rally and include quoted remarks criticizing ICE and the University of Chicago.
FIRST ON FOX: DHS chief slams ‘violent anarchists,’ pledges full support for federal agents
New information:
- Direct, attributable statement from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem explicitly calling protesters 'violent anarchists' and pledging 'President Trump and I have your backs.'
- Named identification of Wilmer Alexander Gonzalez Garaban as an arrested Venezuelan who DHS alleges is a confirmed member of Tren de Aragua.
- Detailed list of additional arrested individuals with alleged prior convictions (Abrahan Alfonzo Jimenez Rodriguez; Luis Arroyo-Telles; Arturo Guzman; Uriel Alvarez-Meneses; Ricardo Gervasio-Gervasio; Pedro Navajas-Contreras) and descriptions of their alleged criminal histories.
- DHS claim that agents were 'rammed and trapped by 10 vehicles' during the weekend confrontations.
Chicago's police chief puts criminals on notice after federal agents targeted in weekend confrontations
New information:
- Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling publicly denied reports that CPD officers were ordered to 'stand down' and provided a minute‑by‑minute timeline of events.
- Named suspects: Marimar Martinez (shot and wounded) and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz (arrested) in separate vehicle‑ramming incidents involving federal agents.
- Operational details and counts: the superintendent said 27 CPD officers were exposed to federal tear gas and cited '22 incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday' resulting in 29 shooting victims and four murders (per city police records).
Blue city records 22 shootings and four murders over the weekend amid feud with feds
New information:
- Quantified citywide weekend crime toll: 22 shootings, 29 victims and 4 murders reported between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
- Specific victim examples (16‑year‑old with hand wound from alleged drive‑by, a 62‑year‑old and a 23‑year‑old shot in legs while in a garage, and a 33‑year‑old fatally shot after an argument).
- Affirmation that two drivers were arrested in the Broadview ramming incident and DHS statement that officers fired defensive shots and one suspect carried a semiautomatic weapon.
- Reference to an internal Chicago CAD screenshot (Oct. 4, 2025) instructing officers not to respond to a call for help from ICE agents and CPD’s public denial calling such claims 'misinformation.'
FBI Director Kash Patel vows justice after DHS agent's vehicle rammed in Chicago
New information:
- FBI Director Kash Patel quote vowing justice and announcing arrests.
- Names of two suspects in the car-ramming: Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz.
- Specific federal charges invoked: assaulting federal officers under 18 U.S.C. §§111(a) and (b).
- Allegation Martinez was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, was 'discharged from the hospital' and placed in FBI custody, and that she had a history of doxxing federal agents.
National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty
New information:
- Formal condemnation and direct quotes from National Fraternal Order of Police President Patrick Yoes.
- Formal condemnation and quotes from Illinois State FOP President Chris Southwood emphasizing the duty to assist officers in danger.
- Union leaders cite the Illinois Trust Act and a DHS/ICE claim of a 1,000% increase in violence against ICE agents this year as context for strained local‑federal cooperation.
Chicago police ordered not to respond after car-ramming attack on federal agents: sources
New information:
- Fox reviewed a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) screenshot showing Chicago's chief of patrol instructed officers not to respond to a call for help (CAD timestamp 04-Oct-2025/12:34:44).
- The woman struck by defensive shots is identified as U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez and DHS said she was named in a CBP intelligence bulletin and drove herself to the hospital.
- DHS named an additional apprehended suspect: Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, allegedly involved in the ramming.
- Direct quote/statement from FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino calling the attack 'serious' and vowing investigations/prosecutions.
- CAD message details: caller described as one of 'approx 30 armed patrol agents (ICE)' and agents reported being 'surrounded' and 'boxed in'—corroborating earlier reporting of 'boxed in by 10 cars.'
Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
New information:
- Sen. Duckworth on Oct. 5, 2025 reiterated and amplified criticism of federal immigration enforcement tactics in Chicago, calling them 'Gestapo tactics' and alleging aggressive treatment (zip-tying children, night raids) — statements that are on-record in the transcript.
- She urged protesters to remain peaceful and to 'tape everything' to document federal actions, providing explicit guidance to constituents and protesters in Chicago.
- Duckworth referenced the reported shooting of a Chicago woman in the Brighton Park area and questioned federal accounts, calling for documentation and oversight.
Feds shoot woman in Chicago suburb after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars
New information:
- Federal agents say they were "boxed in by 10 cars" and were rammed while patrolling near the Broadview ICE facility.
- DHS/ICE say agents opened fire and struck a female driver who was taken to a hospital; DHS alleges one of the boxed‑in drivers had a semiautomatic weapon.
- DHS claimed the woman was named in a CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxxing agents; the FBI posted that it is investigating violence against officers and obstruction related to Broadview enforcement.
Pritzker says Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members
New information:
- Pritzker's statement quantifies the federal action at 300 Guard members (prior reporting referenced 100 troops).
- Pritzker publicly refused to call up the National Guard and cited coordination among state, county and local law enforcement as sufficient.
- The article notes DHS officials (Kristi Noem, Gregory Bovino) were recently in Chicago overseeing ICE operations, tying federal presence to the reported ultimatum.