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Protest at Broadview ICE Facility Ends With 21 Arrests and Four Officers Injured

Police say the confrontation followed a march into a restricted roadway outside the Broadview facility.

Overview

  • Authorities reported 21 arrests and four injured officers, with two Broadview police officers and a county deputy hospitalized and an Illinois state trooper treated at the scene.
  • The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said clashes began after protesters left a designated zone and entered a restricted roadway, and most arrestees were booked on obstruction, disorderly conduct, or walking-on-a-highway charges.
  • Officials said the standoff involved local and state police rather than federal agents stationed at the site.
  • Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson condemned the injuries as unacceptable and urged peaceful demonstrations, while DHS posted a derisive message on X opposing releases.
  • A federal judge has ordered releases or alternative supervision for hundreds of detainees over likely violations of a 2022 warrantless-arrest settlement, with DHS facing near-term reporting and release deadlines.