Overview
- DHS said claims of a temporary shutdown at the Broadview processing center are false and that operations will continue.
- Protests outside the facility intensified over the weekend as officers fired pepper rounds and federal officials reported 16 arrests.
- HuffPost reported internal communications suggesting an evacuation, a claim officials rejected as advocacy groups declared premature victory.
- Relatives told ABC7 they were notified detainees could be transferred to Wisconsin, Michigan or Texas, adding to uncertainty for families.
- Released detainees and protesters described overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and abusive treatment, while ICE touts nearly 550 arrests in its Chicago-area Midway Blitz.