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Federal agents fire chemicals as protesters try to block car at immigration site outside Chicago

Federal agents fired tear gas and pepper balls to disperse over 200 protesters opposing immigration enforcement amid a 1,000% rise in assaults against ICE personnel, officials said.

  • Federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas against protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, following violent clashes where demonstrators obstructed access and threw objects at law enforcement officials.
  • The Department of Homeland Security stated there are no plans to close the Broadview facility amid protests, which included demonstrators blocking vehicles and throwing objects at law enforcement.
  • At least 17 rioters were arrested during the protests, which escalated amid heightened tensions following a recent shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas.
  • Local officials, including Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, criticized the federal agents for their response, claiming they shot at protesters without warning.
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BROADVIEW—Federal agents fired pepperballs and tear gas at a group of people demonstrating on Friday near a building used by immigration authorities in a Chicago suburb. The conflict, which lasted several hours, is the most recent confrontation between federal authorities and protesters in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Broadview, about 19 kilometers (12 miles) west of Chicago, amid the intensification of immigrat…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
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