US EditionProtesters Arrested Outside Broadview ICE Facility as DHS Secretary Noem Watches From the Roof | News Channel 3-12
- On Friday near Chicago, protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the Broadview ICE facility while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched from the roof.
- The clashes followed weeks of demonstrations against increased ICE enforcement and aggressive tactics at the facility, part of a large-scale campaign announced in early September.
- Federal agents reportedly detained U.S. citizens, violated due process, and used pepper balls on unarmed protesters, including former journalist Kat Abughazaleh who said, "they came out and picked me up and threw me on the ground."
- The Midway Blitz Operation linked to this enforcement has caused more than 800 arrests, with five arrested Friday for aggravated battery and resisting police, as local streets including 25th Avenue were closed.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the federal actions, saying Secretary Noem should face public accountability, highlighting concerns that the state risks becoming "a fascist authoritarian state.
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Weatherford DemocratNoem visits Chicago area ICE facility as agents detain multiple protesters outside
Federal agents have detained several people near an immigration facility outside Chicago. This facility has been a frequent target for protesters since President Donald Trump's administration's surge on immigration enforcement this fall. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Broadview…
By Bill Kirkos, CNN Several law enforcement agencies are reportedly in a standoff with dozens of protesters Friday outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Chicago, where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was present. At least one person has been arrested for disobeying a police officer and resisting arrest after “sitting in the street and refusing multiple warnings and requests to move,” an Illinois State Police…
Protesters arrested outside Broadview ICE facility as DHS Secretary Noem watches from the roof
A crowd of protesters is beginning to thin out after clashes with an assortment of law enforcement agencies came to a head outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Chicago.
Pritzker: Noem should “no longer be able to step foot” in Illinois without accountability amid reports of Friday visit – CBS Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the Trump Administration's gross misconduct" amid reports she'll be here Friday.
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