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Protests around the Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chaos broke out at the facility on Friday resulting in 21 arrests and four officers being injured.
It is the latest clash at the facility that has become the center of protests against trump administrationongoing immigration action in the field,
Video captures a crowd of hundreds of people and police in riot gear protesters Make arrests on the ground and arrest them.
Jillian Westerfield, associate minister at Lake Street Church in Evanston, said she joined the day’s demonstration to try to minister to detainees inside the facility. She also wanted to potentially welcome back hundreds of people who have been ordered released from federal custody in the area after a federal judge found agents violated the 2022 agreement Agreement on warrantless arrest in Chicago And the surrounding area.
Westerfield said in an interview Chicago Sun-Times he saw a group faith leader Linking arms and joining the streets.
“For me, it was a spontaneous moment of wanting to connect with the people around me and do what we could to provide some kind of comfort from the inside,” she says. told paper.
In the chaos, he was pushed down and suffered injuries due to the fall.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said the confrontation occurred when a portion of the crowd left the designated protest area and began marching down the roadway, which is restricted.
The sheriff’s office told The Associated Press that most of those arrested were charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct or driving on a highway.
In the ensuing standoff, in which no federal agents were involved, two Broadview Police Department officers and a county deputy were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The deputy has been released from the hospital.
A fourth officer, an Illinois State Trooper, was reportedly treated at the scene.
In a statement, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson called the officers’ injuries “unacceptable and outrageous” and urged protesters to “raise your voices, not your fists.”
The Trump administration has been accused of using extremely violent tactics convenience and keeping migrants in unsanitary conditions insideMocked Friday’s protesters.
The Department of Homeland Security said, “Cry, cry. These criminal illegal aliens are not being released.” wrote On X. “Like clockwork, violent rioters have arrived at the Broadview ICE facility to demand the release of some of the worst human beings on planet Earth. Stupid idiots, get a job.”
trump administration Federal immigration officers dispatched to Chicago area As part of “Operation Midway Blitz” in September, further attempts have been made but so far this has not happened Legally unable to send National Guard troops In the area against the wishes of local leaders.