Progressive candidate for Illinois' 9th Congressional District Kat Abughazaleh, during a protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Friday, accused Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of perpetrating "crimes against humanity," prompting DHS to strike back at the Gen Z activist.

A viral video of an ICE agent shoving Abughazaleh to the ground outside the Broadview ICE facility on Sept. 19 has become a flash point in the divisive debate over President Donald Trump's deportation rollout, as Republicans celebrate the crackdown on illegal immigration while Democrats reject ICE's "unlawful and racist orders."

"Dishonest, desperate and demonizing law enforcement to try to get 5 minutes on MSNBC and some fundraising cash," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital in a statement after Abughazaleh criticized Noem during a press conference on Friday. 

"Kristi Noem is here right now to ensure that her crimes against humanity continue unimpeded," Abughazaleh told her fellow protesters outside Broadview. "We are here to make sure that does not happen. So let us in, give us justice and tear this gate down."

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Abughazaleh introduced herself on Friday as "one of hundreds of people who have been brutalized by ICE while protesting the inhumane conditions" at Broadview, which she described as a "war zone" where the government is "waging war on peaceful protesters."

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McLaughlin accused Abughazaleh of putting "law enforcement at risk" in her pursuit to "obstruct justice" before she was shoved to the ground two weeks ago. 

"You can not say you are against political violence while celebrating American civilians getting beat up by masked federal agents," former DNC vice chair David Hogg said in response to the video of an agent shoving Abughazaleh to the ground. 

The congressional candidate, who went viral earlier this year for questioning why it's controversial that illegal immigrants should have access to taxpayer-funded healthcare, demanded on Friday for "transparency" from DHS pertaining to "what is happening behind those boarded-up windows."

"Over the last month, we have watched as ICE operates with impunity in Chicago," Abughazaleh said. "They destroy homes, kill our neighbors, and disappear hundreds in the name of unlawful and racist orders, and all roads of their crimes lead here to Broadview."

Abughazaleh said the ICE facility, which Noem herself visited on Friday amid another anti-ICE protest outside its gates, is a processing facility and should not hold people for more than 12 hours at a time. 

"We have heard reports of people being held for days or weeks at a time, without beds or hot meals or access to hygienic facilities," she said. "We've heard of grandmothers and pregnant women sleeping on concrete floors of dozens of men in a single cell. I watched as detainees were marched into a van in the very same clothes they were detained in, and we have no idea how long they were there."

Abughazaleh on Friday demanded elected officials are granted access to inspect the facility. 

Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, long considered to harbor 2028 presidential ambition, in a statement on Friday accused Noem of "snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens."

Pritzker said Noem "should no longer be able to step foot inside the State of Illinois without any form of public accountability."

McLaughlin quickly fired back on Friday, telling Pritzker to "grow up and start protecting the people of your own state."

"Federal law enforcement has to be here because JB Pritzker refuses to do his job and has allowed violent illegal alien criminals to terrorize Illinois communities for years," the DHS Assistant Secretary said. 

Illinois State Police armed with riot gear were on the scene for crowd control on Friday as dozens of protesters gathered outside the Broadview ICE facility. 

Fox News cameras were rolling as more than a dozen protesters were arrested by federal agents. 

Fox News' Patrick McGovern contributed to this report. 

Keith Urban stepped back into the spotlight just days after the curtain dropped on his 19-year marriage to Nicole Kidman.

In his first concert since Kidman filed for divorce, the country superstar took the stage in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 2 with a show full of surprises – one being the absence of Maggie Baugh, a guitarist for Urban who has been thrust into the narrative of his split from Kidman.

Us Weekly shared the news of Baugh's absence. It's unclear if Baugh was scheduled to perform with Urban during the performance in Pennsylvania. 

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Baugh for comment. 

The guitarist has recently been in the spotlight after a video began circulating that shows Urban changing a lyric in his song "The Fighter," originally written for Kidman, to name Baugh during a September concert.

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"When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player," Urban sang onstage, replacing the original line, "When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter."

It has been noted that Urban often changes these particular lyrics. "The Fighter" was originally recorded as a duet with Carrie Underwood, and when the two performed the song at the 2017 CMT Music Awards, he sang her name instead of "baby."

At the Oct. 2 show, Us Weekly reported that Urban dropped the song altogether.

One notable moment in the country singer's performance came when Urban strummed through his 2024 track, "Heart Like a Hometown." During that performance a slideshow of photos appeared, and despite the divorce news, a photo of Kidman and their two children was featured.

The slideshow followed a personal story Urban shared onstage about his parents letting him drop out of school to chase a dream, according to People.

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As Urban stepped onstage without his wedding ring, the country star was said to be in surprisingly good spirits, even grabbing a fan’s phone mid-song to FaceTime their friend during his performance of "Kiss a Girl." 

The mood shifted during a fiery performance of the breakup anthem "You’ll Think of Me," when Urban didn’t just sing the usual line, "Take your space and take your reasons." Instead, he slammed it with a blunt new twist, "Your bulls--- reasons," according to Us Weekly.

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On Sept. 30, Kidman filed for divorce from Urban, ending 19 years of marriage. She cited "irreconcilable differences" and ongoing "marital difficulties," according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Kidman listed Sept. 30 as the couple’s date of separation.

In the filing, the "Big Little Lies" star asked to be named the primary residential parent of the couple’s two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.