Overview

• State and county agencies installed concrete barriers Thursday night and established designated protest zones and a restricted area outside the Broadview ICE site at 1930 Beach Street.
• Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff's Office formed a temporary Unified Command at the request of Broadview police to manage public safety and protest activity.
• Authorities said the measures will keep Beach Street open for third parties such as attorneys, medical providers, and consular representatives, with uniformed officers directing people to the marked areas.
• Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said his department opened three criminal investigations into incidents involving federal agents, including alleged false 911 calls and a pepper-ball round that hit a CBS Chicago reporter’s vehicle; DHS has indicated it will cooperate, with specifics not provided.
• Advocates report overcrowded and unsanitary conditions inside the facility, and a recently detained protester described a packed room; ICE and DHS did not respond to those allegations as the site continues operating under the broader Operation Midway Blitz that has produced more than 800 arrests.