"No Kings" Chicago protest draws thousands to Grant Park
Thousands of people traveled downtown Saturday for the Chicago "No Kings" protest in Grant Park.
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Thousands of people traveled downtown Saturday for the Chicago "No Kings" protest in Grant Park.
The crowd, which organizers estimated totaled around 200 to 250,000 people, gathered in Butler Field ahead of the planned start of the demonstration. There were ongoing rolling street closures around Grant Park due to the demonstration.
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.
A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.
Cook County's top judge has signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Detaining residents outside court has been a common tactic for federal agents, who have been stationed outside county courthouses for weeks.
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.
Charges against a veteran who was arrested protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview have been downgraded.
A small group of protestors gathered outside the ICE processing facility, with their chants energized following a federal judge's extension of a nationwide consent decree.
Village leaders say they've been documenting what they call violations of First and Fourth Amendment rights at the facility.
Village leaders say they've been documenting what they call violations of First and Fourth Amendment rights at the facility.
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Several protesters have been arrested or detained at a demonstration outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, where they demanded transparency and accountability from federal officials.
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills says ICE agents are breaking the law every day that the fence at the ICE facility is up, without a permit or permission.
Protesters are expected to gather at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive at 5 p.m.
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.
The charging documents said the Air Force veteran ignored orders to clear the street, and when he attempted to hand his cell phone to another protester, Dana Briggs, 70, was accused of swinging his arm, which made contact with an officer.
Multiple protesters who were arrested by federal agents over the weekend appeared in court Monday.
The protesters were charged with assaulting a federal officer. Some of those protesters were released on Monday, while two were held in jail.
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Customs and Border Patrol commander at large Greg Bovino was on the ground in Broadview, where he led federal agents multiple times in opening the gates of the fence outside the ICE processing facility and marching into the crowd of protesters.
The demonstration at Daley Plaza was organized by a group called The Coalition Against the Trump Agenda.
A spokesman from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office told CBS News Chicago that their office does not conduct independent investigations into criminal conduct and does not have jurisdiction over federal agencies.
Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls several times after protesters blocked vehicles from leaving the facility.
Kat Abughazaleh who is also running for Congress in Illinois' 9th district, spoke with CBS News Chicago after federal agents fired chemical gas and arrested two protesters outside the Broadview ICE facility.
