Overview

• Crews removed the fence outside ICE’s Broadview processing center late Tuesday to meet a court-ordered 11:59 p.m. deadline set by U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt.
• The judge found ICE placed the barrier on municipal property without permission and violated safety codes by restricting first‑responder access, creating irreparable public‑safety harm.
• DHS has defended the fencing as necessary due to clashes with demonstrators and threats to agents and property, while designated protest zones and sidewalk closures remain in effect.
• DHS cites more than 1,500 arrests tied to Operation Midway Blitz, but ICE’s portal lists 2,011 arrests from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 across the Chicago field office’s six states, with data subject to year‑end reconciliation.
• Local responses continue, including efforts with Mayor Brandon Johnson to protect rideshare drivers at O’Hare after recent detentions and reports from advocates of broader use of mandatory detention.