"Targeted immigration enforcement operation" underway in South Shore, FBI says
The FBI confirmed that the heavy presence of federal agents reported in the South Shore neighborhood was a "targeted immigration enforcement operation."
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The FBI confirmed that the heavy presence of federal agents reported in the South Shore neighborhood was a "targeted immigration enforcement operation."
Five people are now facing federal charges stemming from ongoing protests outside this ICE facility in Broadview, including 70-year-old Dana Briggs, who was pushed to the ground by an agent on Saturday.
Multiple protesters who were arrested by federal agents over the weekend appeared in court Monday.
This comes a day after clashes between protesters and ICE agents outside the federal immigration detention facility.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Gregory Bovino was on the scene in Broadview beginning Saturday morning, and he seems to have stayed through the evening.
ICE tactics are inflaming tensions in New York, Chicago, Iowa, and Maryland.
Federal agents deployed pepper balls at 50 to 75 protesters standing outside the facility, despite the fencing. At least two protesters were detained on Friday morning.
At least two protesters were detained on Friday morning. Federal agents deployed pepper balls, tear gas, and rubber bullets several times at 50 to 75 protesters standing outside the facility, despite the fencing.
For the first time since the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen patrolling the Chicago River on boats on Thursday.
On Thursday morning, questions remained about who was behind the wheel of the pickup truck that hit the demonstrator.
Se. Dick Durbin said he wants answers to basic questions, including what happens to the detainees, and how many have been arrested.
Immigrant rights activists plan to sound the alarm after they say ICE agents arrested a person outside a homeless shelter on the North Side of Chicago.
Mom and pop restaurants who rely on communities that ICE agents have been targeting in the Chicago area said they're seeing fewer and fewer customers amid the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.
The Department of Homeland Security said it's New York, California, and Illinois on notice, as they have not cooperated with the request to comply with immigration detainers.
Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls several times after protesters blocked vehicles from leaving the facility.
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested nearly 550 people as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in the Chicago area, which began less than two weeks ago, a top Department of Homeland Security official told CBS News.
Four people have been taken into custody after clashes between ICE agents and protesters outside a federal immigration facility in Broadview on Friday. Legal experts weighed in on what those people could face if they're charged with any crime.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
Video from outside the suburban facility shows ICE agents dragging at least two protesters. Another protester was forcibly tackled by multiple federal agents.
A tense encounter is underway as protesters and federal agents clash outside the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility early Friday morning.
Early Friday morning, protesters were seen gathering outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. They say they are here to oppose "Operation Midway Blitz."
The college said it was not involved in the arrest and does not share students' immigration status.
The college called the detention an isolated incident, and said the school does not share its students’ immigration status.
An interfaith service was held on Wednesday night at the First Presbyterian Church in Elgin, where immigration advocates and lawmakers showed their support for the immigrant community.
A moment of solace, reflection, and comfort, with candles being lit for every family separated, as the community copes with a wave of fear that has filled its streets this week.
