Brian Straw
@brianstraw.bsky.social
Oak Park Village Trustee, "boring suburban dad," attorney.
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The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The federal government shot Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, charged her with federal crimes, and just weeks later is dismissing the case. This follows several dropped prosecutions against protesters. To say the immigration raids have been all around mess is an understatement
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#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Brighton Park, as well as her co-defendant Anthony Ruiz.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Brighton Park, as well as her co-defendant Anthony Ruiz.
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I’m grateful to everyone who came out to support me at the Dirksen courthouse as I, alongside five others, fight unjust federal charges in defense of our First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
Brian Straw Legal Defense Fund
Together, we can show our neighbors, friends, and children that we have the courage to do what is right.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m grateful to everyone who came out to support me at the Dirksen courthouse as I, alongside five others, fight unjust federal charges in defense of our First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
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There are really no words that can sufficiently express my gratitude for everyone who came out and stood with me, a boring suburban dad, yesterday.
NEW: So, the courtroom at the "Broadview 6" arraignment in Chicago yesterday featured lotsa Methodist pastors.
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Methodist pastors march into courtroom with 'boring suburban dad' indicted for protesting
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,’ said a Chicago area UMC pastor.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There are really no words that can sufficiently express my gratitude for everyone who came out and stood with me, a boring suburban dad, yesterday.
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I guess "boring suburban dad" is just my brand now?
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I guess "boring suburban dad" is just my brand now?
Does this mean I need to do more posts regarding smoked meat and how many trips to the local hardware store it takes for me to complete basic household repairs?
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Does this mean I need to do more posts regarding smoked meat and how many trips to the local hardware store it takes for me to complete basic household repairs?
I guess "boring suburban dad" is just my brand now?
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I guess "boring suburban dad" is just my brand now?
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These three posts are about my friend Brian (@brianstraw.bsky.social), who was arraigned today along with the rest of The Broadway Six.
I'm proud to know him.
If you're in a position to support his legal defense fund, please do: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...
I'm proud to know him.
If you're in a position to support his legal defense fund, please do: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
These three posts are about my friend Brian (@brianstraw.bsky.social), who was arraigned today along with the rest of The Broadway Six.
I'm proud to know him.
If you're in a position to support his legal defense fund, please do: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...
I'm proud to know him.
If you're in a position to support his legal defense fund, please do: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Parente questions the reason for Straw "to sit here now and ask him to turn his passport over to the government for no reason other than they think they can?" He says landscapers arrested by ICE "cannot stand up to the government. Mr. Straw can, and your honor can too."
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Parente questions the reason for Straw "to sit here now and ask him to turn his passport over to the government for no reason other than they think they can?" He says landscapers arrested by ICE "cannot stand up to the government. Mr. Straw can, and your honor can too."
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"He just does not want to turn the passport over to the government," Straw's attorney said, saying part of the reason Straw was protesting in the first place was to protest the government "abusing its power" by demanding identification documents from community members
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"He just does not want to turn the passport over to the government," Straw's attorney said, saying part of the reason Straw was protesting in the first place was to protest the government "abusing its power" by demanding identification documents from community members
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Straw believes that landscapers detained by the feds "can't stand up to the government," Parente says.
"Mr. Straw can. And your honor can."
"Mr. Straw can. And your honor can."
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Straw believes that landscapers detained by the feds "can't stand up to the government," Parente says.
"Mr. Straw can. And your honor can."
"Mr. Straw can. And your honor can."
I’m grateful to everyone who came out to support me at the Dirksen courthouse as I, alongside five others, fight unjust federal charges in defense of our First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
Brian Straw Legal Defense Fund
Together, we can show our neighbors, friends, and children that we have the courage to do what is right.
secure.actblue.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m grateful to everyone who came out to support me at the Dirksen courthouse as I, alongside five others, fight unjust federal charges in defense of our First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
For those asking how else they can support, please consider contributing to my legal defense fund.
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Since the federal government announced charges against me and five others for protesting at Broadview, people have asked how they can help. Right now, I need support for my legal defense fund so I can fight these unjust charges—and for our collective First Amendment rights.
Brian Straw Legal Defense Fund
Together, we can show our neighbors, friends, and children that we have the courage to do what is right.
secure.actblue.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Since the federal government announced charges against me and five others for protesting at Broadview, people have asked how they can help. Right now, I need support for my legal defense fund so I can fight these unjust charges—and for our collective First Amendment rights.
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FULL STORY: Chicago's treasurer announced Wednesday that the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/c...
Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District and replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.
news.wttw.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
FULL STORY: Chicago's treasurer announced Wednesday that the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/c...
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Chris Parente, attorney for Brian Straw, objects to his client turning over his passport. The reason Straw went to Broadview, he says, is the feds' "demanding of passports … for people who appear to be a certain skin color."
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Chris Parente, attorney for Brian Straw, objects to his client turning over his passport. The reason Straw went to Broadview, he says, is the feds' "demanding of passports … for people who appear to be a certain skin color."
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Chris Parente, lawyer for Brian Straw, objects to forcing him to surrender his passport, saying he's a "boring suburban dad" and that his reason for going to the protest in the first place included objecting to the government checking people's passports and papers
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Chris Parente, lawyer for Brian Straw, objects to forcing him to surrender his passport, saying he's a "boring suburban dad" and that his reason for going to the protest in the first place included objecting to the government checking people's passports and papers
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How the court visit to Broadview and other discovery goes will affect that injunction hearing.
He also raises concerns over clergy access to the facility.
"I heard in the paper that even the pope got involved here," Gettleman says, noting they won't call the pope as a witness.
He also raises concerns over clergy access to the facility.
"I heard in the paper that even the pope got involved here," Gettleman says, noting they won't call the pope as a witness.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How the court visit to Broadview and other discovery goes will affect that injunction hearing.
He also raises concerns over clergy access to the facility.
"I heard in the paper that even the pope got involved here," Gettleman says, noting they won't call the pope as a witness.
He also raises concerns over clergy access to the facility.
"I heard in the paper that even the pope got involved here," Gettleman says, noting they won't call the pope as a witness.
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments.
Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order To Block Full SNAP Food Aid Payments
The food program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments.
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(I mean... maybe not *as hell*)
(Help my friend Brian beat the man!)
(Help my friend Brian beat the man!)
A supporter today:
Brian is boring as hell.
He is not a firebrand. He is not a hothead. He's mostly just a dad, a husband and someone who thinks about other people in his community.
He's just a good guy with a real, old fashioned moral compass, trying to do the right thing for his neighbors.
Brian is boring as hell.
He is not a firebrand. He is not a hothead. He's mostly just a dad, a husband and someone who thinks about other people in his community.
He's just a good guy with a real, old fashioned moral compass, trying to do the right thing for his neighbors.
Brian Straw Legal Defense Fund
Together, we can show our neighbors, friends, and children that we have the courage to do what is right.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
(I mean... maybe not *as hell*)
(Help my friend Brian beat the man!)
(Help my friend Brian beat the man!)
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It's my birthday. Help me mark it by taking a moment to support my family
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Together, we can show our neighbors, friends, and children that we have the courage to do what is right.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's my birthday. Help me mark it by taking a moment to support my family
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Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
Feds are once again ruthlessly targeting ktown & adjacent areas. This is getting really intense. We need to do more.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
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Police arrested 14 women outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview Friday morning in the latest act of civil disobedience outside the west suburban facility that’s become a flash point of opposition to the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”
14 women arrested outside ICE processing center in Broadview amid protest featuring dinosaur and drums
It’s the latest act of civil disobedience outside the facility that’s become a major flash point of opposition to the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Police arrested 14 women outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview Friday morning in the latest act of civil disobedience outside the west suburban facility that’s become a flash point of opposition to the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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My friend @brianstraw.bsky.social is facing federal charges alongside @katmabu.bsky.social and others for protesting outside this facility. Please consider supporting Brian's legal defense fund here: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My friend @brianstraw.bsky.social is facing federal charges alongside @katmabu.bsky.social and others for protesting outside this facility. Please consider supporting Brian's legal defense fund here: secure.actblue.com/donate/straw...