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Tear Gas and Pepper Balls Used as Broadview ICE Protests Intensify During Chicago Sweep

DHS says officers faced assaults during a sweep drawing scrutiny over transparency and detainee tracking.

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Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence, during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through deterrents deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Overview

  • Federal agents in masks deployed tear gas and pepper balls from the ground and a rooftop to clear demonstrators blocking vehicles at ICE’s Broadview processing site, with local outlets reporting several detentions by nightfall.
  • ICE and DHS said more than 100 “rioters” assaulted officers, threw gas canisters, slashed tires and trespassed, and reported at least three protesters arrested as vans shuttled detainees and demonstrators throughout the day.
  • Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and congressional candidates Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh attended; video shows Abughazaleh being thrown to the ground as agents moved protesters away from facility entrances.
  • ICE told NBC 5 Investigates that more than 550 people have been detained in two weeks under Operation Midway Blitz, while the agency’s acting removal chief told AP there is no end date planned.
  • Families continued seeking information at Broadview but described being turned away, facing a lagging detainee locator and rapid out‑of‑state transfers, as local reviews found many arrestees lacked readily identifiable criminal convictions.