🔗 Share this article Chicago Television Reporter's Arrest in ICE Raid Called 'Disturbing and Horrifying', Lawyers Assert Legal representatives acting for a journalist from the city of Chicago's local TV network who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week describe the event as "an occurrence that ought to alarm and horrify every person in this nation". Particulars of the Detainment The journalist, a US citizen and station staff member, was arrested on the weekend by government officers during an ICE operation in a North Side Chicago area. Footage from the scene show Brockman being pushed down by two agents before she is restrained and placed in a vehicle. At the time, a homeland security official claimed that the individual "hurled items at border patrol's car" and was "detained for attacking an officer". Subsequently that day, WGN confirmed that their employee had been freed from detention and that no charges had been filed against her. Attorney's Response In a statement issued by lawyers acting for the journalist on Tuesday, her representatives challenged the government's account. They stated they "strongly refute any allegation that she attacked anyone" and that "She was the one who was physically attacked by officers on her way to work" on the date in question. Her lawyers explain that at the moment of the detainment, the journalist was "not acting in any professional capacity as an employee for WGN" but that she was just "heading to the bus stop as part of her morning commute when she was confronted by federal officers. "The individual, who is a US Citizen born in this country, was forcibly held on a city street," the release continues. "As this happened, bystanders on the street began recording the event and inquired Ms Brockman her name." The statement says that she informed the onlookers her name and that she worked at the station, in the hopes that "a person would notify her employer so coworkers would know that she would not be coming at work that day", her attorneys said. Aftermath and Legal Action Based on her lawyers, Brockman was held in government detention for about several hours before being released. "The individual has not been charged with any crimes and she plans to explore all legal options open to her to uphold her entitlements and ensure government accountability for their conduct," the statement adds. "One attorney, a legal representative, added in the statement: "When equipped, masked, government officers are snatching American nationals off the street as they walk to work and placing them in unmarked vehicles, you can only imagine what these officers must be willing to do to our foreign-born residents and people who dare to speak out against them." "The journalist was forced down, battered, restrained, and her pants were pulled down revealing her uncovered skin," Thomson said. "Not anyone should be treated like that in this city, in this nation or any other place in the globe." ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and the border agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the media.