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Broadview ICE Clashes Intensify as DHS Highlights Seized Guns, Possible Bomb

A reporter’s detention sharpened calls for restraint from Illinois officials.

The Rev. Carmelo Mendez, center, walks in a procession for migrants from St. Oscar Romero in the New City neighborhood to St. Rita of Cascia in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood as part of an observance of National Migration Week by the Archdiocese of Chicago on Sept. 24, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
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A protester holds up her phone and backs away from federal agents shooting chemical gas at protesters along Harvard Street near the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 26, 2025, in Broadview. Federal agents used several kinds of chemical gasses, baton rounds, and arrested at least two people while protesters refused to clear the street. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Overview

  • Federal agents repeatedly deployed tear gas, pepper balls and baton rounds outside the Broadview processing site as confrontations with protesters continued into Saturday night.
  • DHS said 11 people were arrested and released images of two seized firearms while also announcing an investigation into what appeared to be an explosive device found near the facility.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino was on scene leading operations, and he posted video of immigration detainments elsewhere in Chicago during the day.
  • Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held was detained while covering the protest and was later reported safe and released, as press-rights groups condemned restrictions on journalists.
  • Broadview officials said ICE warned of a "s*** show" and broader enforcement after the mayor’s public criticism; DHS called that account "made up," while Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged monitoring and restraint.