Chicago attorney recalls being detained by ICE after protest in Broadview
A Chicago area attorney is telling the story of his detention inside the ICE facility in Broadview, where immigrants have been taken pending deportation proceedings.
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A Chicago area attorney is telling the story of his detention inside the ICE facility in Broadview, where immigrants have been taken pending deportation proceedings.
Illinois Veterans for Change was joined by members of the American Civil Liberties Union at a news conference Thursday morning.
In an interview on CNN, Davis Gates said the city does not need ICE, but rather a school system that is fully funded and works to protect its students.
Air Force veteran Dana Briggs is one of five people facing federal charges after being detained during protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview this past weekend. Asal Rezaei reports.
Dana Briggs, an Air Force veteran, is one of five people facing federal charges after being detained during protests outside the facility this past Saturday. Asal Rezaei reports.
The superintendent of Iowa's largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.
Veterans planned to speak out Thursday morning in response to the arrest of a 70-year-old veteran who was protesting over the weekend at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, Illinois. Asal Rezaei reports.
Bright Star Church, which runs the former migrant shelter, now a 260-bed homeless shelter, said Homeland Security never contacted them to see if who they were looking for was registered.
Federal agents detained 37 people in an immigration raid in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, and the Department of Homeland Security claims it was targeting members of an infamous Venezuelan gang.
The Village of Broadview has opened three criminal investigations into conduct by ICE agents at the west suburban facility.
The most recent documented case in the Chicago area happened last month, when ICE detained a woman outside the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse in the West Loop.
The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities.
"What I have warned of is now being realized. One thing is clear: none of what Trump is doing is making Illinois safer," Pritzker said.
Protesters are expected to gather at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive at 5 p.m.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she has ordered DOJ agents to guard ICE facilities — and directed counterterrorism task forces to look into attacks against federal agents.
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.
Over the past weeks, journalists and independent observers have visited the site of the facility daily to document ongoing ICE activity and protest, but on some occasions have been caught in the middle of clashes between federal agents and protesters.
Multiple protesters who were arrested by federal agents over the weekend appeared in court Monday.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was expected to speak Monday about the deployment of federal agents in Chicago. Darius Johnson reports.
CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei said she was turning away from the facility's fence when a masked agent shot a pepper ball at her truck.
Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson comment on reports of armed federal agents spotted on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on Sunday.
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.
Several people were detained Saturday as agents and protesters clashed when the gates opened, and demonstrators would attempt to block the road. Asal Rezaei reports.
The demonstration at Daley Plaza was organized by a group called The Coalition Against the Trump Agenda.
Broadview officials said the profanity was used in a verbal comment between village police and ICE.
