Overview

• Federal officers in camouflage deployed tear gas, pepper spray and pepper balls to clear demonstrators blocking vans outside the Broadview processing center early Friday.
• ICE said three people were arrested and labeled more than 100 protesters as rioters who assaulted officers and damaged property, a characterization disputed by participants and local officials present.
• Elected figures including Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and congressional candidates Kat Abughazaleh and Bushra Amiwala joined the protest, with some saying they were tear-gassed or pushed by agents.
• Families seeking detained relatives reported being turned away at the facility as advocates cited an unusual 72-hour lag in ICE’s detainee locator and rapid out-of-state transfers or deportations.
• The escalations come as Operation Midway Blitz expands in the Chicago area, with ICE’s enforcement chief telling the Associated Press the sweep has surpassed 400 arrests, though the agency has not released full counts.