Overview

• Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Muñoz was detained during an Oct. 3 protest at the Broadview ICE facility and later released without charges.
• Muñoz and other protesters said Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino pulled him to the ground, with witnesses reporting multiple tackles by federal agents.
• While in custody, Muñoz described overcrowded group cells with shared toilets, overfilled trash cans, poor ventilation and a foul odor.
• Local officials said protesters were shoved, tear‑gassed, pepper‑sprayed and hit with rubber bullets, and one library board member reported an officer in an armored vehicle pointing a gun at people as they left; some of these claims lack independent verification.
• At the Oct. 6 news conference, Oak Park leaders called for ICE’s removal from Illinois, and Muñoz said assistance from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin’s offices helped secure his release.