Lawyer speaks on lawsuit over Broadview ICE facility
Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged "inhumane" conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility. The head lawyer on the lawsuit joins CBS News Chicago.
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Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged "inhumane" conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility. The head lawyer on the lawsuit joins CBS News Chicago.
Illinois advocates sued federal authorities Friday over alleged "inhumane" conditions at the Broadview, Illinois, federal immigration facility.
Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other protesters have been indicted on federal charges, accused of damaging an ICE agent's vehicle in Broadview last month.
An attorney filed a lawsuit this week challenging an order by the Village of Broadview that imposed a curfew on protest activity at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
Before the village board meeting came to an abrupt end with people shouting, people packed the room with many wanting to send a strong message to Mayor Katrina Thompson.
Mayor Katrina Thompson said she wants to permanently shut down the facility and said that the protests and feuds with federal agents cause division, pain, and fear in the community.
At least a dozen protesters have been arrested outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday, mostly in the morning, at the first demonstration since the fence came down.
At least a dozen protesters have been arrested outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday, mostly in the morning, at the first demonstration since the fence came down.
At least four protesters were arrested, including a clergy member, outside the ICE facility in Broadview Friday morning, the first major demonstration since a fence was removed by judge’s orders.
There's no fence following a judge's order around the Broadview ICE facility, but state trooper cars have been in the street blocking the entrance.
State troopers, Cook County Sheriff's deputies, and Broadview police worked together to move protestors back after 6 p.m., giving a one-minute warning in the process.
A judge ordered that the riot fence must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
Fencing outside the Broadview ICE facility was taken down Tuesday night shortly before a deadline set by a federal judge.
A judge ordered that the riot fence in Broadview must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
A federal judge ordered that the fence surrounding the ICE facility in Broadview be taken down by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.
The fence outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois must come down by 11:59 p.m. today, per a judge's order.
Broadview residents say the area around an ICE facility there feels like "a fortress" as federal authorities must remove a fence by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday on a judge's orders.
A judge ordered that the riot fence must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. But new barriers went up on Monday, and they are drawing criticism too. Darius Johnson reports.
In a statement, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson said she decided on the restriction after protests outside the facility on Saturday night "degenerated into chaos."
The nearly 200 people in yellow shirts gathered at Saint Eulalia Catholic Church in Maywood before bringing their offerings to others a few blocks away at the Broadview ICE facility.
A federal judge last week approved a request to remove the fence put up outside the ICE facility.
Meanwhile, local leaders from Chicago's western suburbs gathered outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center Monday, decrying the actions of federal agents and demanding the removal of a riot fence outside the facility. Lauren Victory reports.
Meanwhile, an appeals court has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, and encounters between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Chicago community members continued over the weekend. Lauren Victory reports.
Meanwhile over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland security posted on social media that it is increasing operations in Chicago. Lauren Victory reports.
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