Disturbing videos of a 70-year-old protester being pushed to the ground before being arrested Saturday are sparking outrage with veterans groups.
Dana Briggs of Rockford appeared to be standing in front of the gates of the ICE facility in Broadview when a group of masked and heavily armed federal agents poured out and took over a portion of Beach Street immediately adjacent to the facility.
Briggs, who is a veteran, can be seen falling backwards onto the pavement. When other protesters tried to help him up, they are pushed away and Briggs was taken into custody. He has since been charged with assaulting a federal officer. In court Wednesday, he denied the charges…