Chicago ICE news today LIVE: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, BP Cmdr. Greg Bovino seen on roof amid Broadview ICE facility protest
BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Federal agents were seen clashing with demonstrators outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Friday morning.
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Chopper 7 is over the scene near 25th and Lexington, where at least eight demonstrators appeared to be detained.
Maher Kawash reports from outside the Broadview ICE facility where protesters clashed with federal agents.
The pushing, shoving and apparent arrests happened shortly after 9 a.m., and it there is no sign of it not letting up.
Federal agents were seen clashing with demonstrators outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Friday morning.
That clash came after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino were seen on the ICE facility’s roof just before 8 a.m.
Noem and Bovino were accompanied by several armed agents, cameras and a production crew.
Demonstrators against immigration enforcement have been at the facility all morning, demanding transparency and immediate action over possible safety violations and unlawful detentions.
The protesters are seeking answers about the conditions inside the ICE facility and want elected officials to be allowed inside to inspect it.
Illinois State Police and other law enforcement are on the scene, at the request of Broadview police, for extra enforcement.
Earlier Friday morning, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that Noem was in Illinois. The governor is demanding that Noem hold a press conference to answer questions about ongoing immigration raids in the Chicago area.
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This all comes after ISP set up concrete barricades overnight to designate protest zones in an effort to ease tensions between demonstrators and federal agents.
The area has been overwhelmed, at times, with people unhappy with ICE operations in recent weeks. It has led to confrontations with agents, and five people were charged following protests last weekend.
Meanwhile, Broadview officials have launched three criminal investigations into ICE activity.
During a press conference earlier this week, village officials accused ICE of endangering first responders, residents and protesters near an ICE facility through the use of tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
Full statement from Pritzker:
“Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
Secretary Noem should no longer be able to step foot inside the State of Illinois without any form of public accountability. Last time when the secretary was here, she snuck in during the early morning to film social media videos and fled before sunrise. It’s been nearly 45 days since Secretary Noem has held an official press conference, so it’s time she faces the public and takes questions from the press to be held accountable for the Trump Administration’s gross misconduct.
Illinois is not a photo opportunity or warzone, it’s a sovereign state where our people deserve rights, respect, and answers.”
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