Overview
- Protesters are set to gather Friday morning outside the Broadview ICE facility, which officials say will run 24-hour intake for roughly 45 days and has been boarded up in advance.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned enforcement could begin as soon as this weekend and said personnel are being relocated from Los Angeles for deployment in Chicago.
- North Chicago officials expect about 300 federal agents to be staged at Naval Station Great Lakes, with agents housed in nearby hotels.
- The Village of Broadview says it is coordinating with Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff's Police to maintain safety and protect peaceful protest.
- Organizers canceled Chicago's El Grito festival and a Waukegan celebration was postponed due to concerns about an increased federal presence.