BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Federal agents were seen clashing with demonstrators outside of 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.

The ABC7 I-Team has obtained exclusive video of Noem attempting to enter the Broadview Village Hall.

Later Friday afternoon, the Village of Broadview filed a lawsuit against ICE and DHS over the fencing surrounding the ICE detention facility.

And Friday night, with helmets and batons, a phalanx of Cook County sheriff’s officers kept demonstrators from blocking the street in a tense standoff, capping a day of protest.

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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said at least five people were arrested Friday in Broadview. They are facing charges such as resisting, obstruction and aggravated battery to a police officer.

The pushing, shoving and arrests happened shortly after 9 a.m. Chopper 7 was over the scene near 25th and Lexington, where at least eight demonstrators appeared to be detained.

Noem and Bovino were at the site on Friday and were accompanied by several armed agents, cameras and a production crew.

The I-Team has learned that the Village of Broadview has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over what they call serious public safety issues relating to a protective fence erected around its Beach Street processing facility. The lawsuit, along with a request for an emergency temporary restraining order, was filed late Friday afternoon.

The new lawsuit comes after village officials say Broadview’s mayor attempted to meet and speak with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after Noem showed up to village hall unannounced earlier in the day.

Surveillance footage obtained by the ABC 7 I-Team shows Noem, along with a large contingency of federal agents dressed in fatigues, arriving unannounced at Broadview Village Hall around 10 a.m.

Village officials told the I-Team Noem was seeking a meeting with Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.

In the footage, Noem appears to never enter the building, she and her team only interacting with a few village staff including uniformed Broadview police.

Village officials said Mayor Thompson was not there at the time. The entire interaction lasting about a minute before Noem goes back to the motorcade and leaves.

But later in the day, in a post shared on X, Noem alleged she and her team were only trying to take a bathroom break but that she and others were denied entry.

According to the village, upon learning of Noem’s visit, Mayor Thompson then went to the ICE processing facility, accompanied by Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills, “to ask for the illegal fence to be dismantled,” but agents told her Secretary Noem was not available.

Broadview public safety officials voiced their concerns with the fencing at a news conference earlier this week.

“This construction was done without a permit, and it’s on a street under the jurisdiction of the village of Broadway,” said Acting Fire Chief Matt Martin. “Federal Government is not above local laws. This fence is currently blocking access for the Broadview fire department’s businesses on that road in case of a fire or other emergency, our apparatus cannot use the street to get to the scene.”

Martin continued, “Each day the fence remains, the risk of tragedy increases. That is the law of probability, and applies to everyone, including the Federal Government.”

ABC7 Chief Legal Analyst Gil Soffer said there are strong arguments on both sides of the issue.

“The city’s arguments are strong, if they can demonstrate that it blocks public access to public property, that it impedes the efforts of fire fighters to potentially put out a fire, those are strong arguments,” Soffer said. “But the arguments they’re going to come up against that the federal government is going to make is really the Supremacy Clause. Federal law is supreme. Federal action is supreme. We need this to protect federal assets, federal property and federal personnel.”

Soffer says a judge may work to find a middle ground, but there are no guarantees a suit like this could win in court.

“Maybe there’s something that can be done that protects the federal property and personnel for the government and also does not interfere with access to firefighters, police and anybody else on the side of the city,” Soffer explained.

A spokesperson for the village of Broadview told the I-Team the village was hoped to get before a federal judge regarding their request for an emergency temporary restraining order Friday night.

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Demonstrators against immigration enforcement were 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 were on the scene, at the request of Broadview police, for extra enforcement.

Earlier Friday morning, Gov. JB Pritzker shared that Noem was in Illinois.

The governor has demanded that Noem hold a press conference to answer questions about ongoing immigration raids in the Chicago area.

Pritzker also issued a statement on Friday’s unrest at the Broadview facility, saying, in part, “Federal agents are acting with impunity at the direction of President Trump. In addition to their inhumane tactics on immigration enforcement, they have grossly mishandled and incited tensions at the Broadview facility. This includes firing chemical agents at protesters and media, arresting a reporter, slamming people to the ground, and wreaking havoc on Broadview residents and nearby businesses.”

Village of Broadview spokesperson David Ormsby issued a statement on Friday afternoon, saying Noem showed up at Village Hall on Friday morning to ask for a meeting while Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson was out of the building.

Noem, however, posted to X later Friday afternoon, saying she and her team were blocked from taking a bathroom break at the Village of Broadview Municipal Building.

Ormsby said Thompson later went to the ICE facility, accompanied by Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills and other officers, to request that the fencing around the building be dismantled.

“Since DHS Secretary Kristi Noem appeared this morning, unannounced, at Broadview’s Village Hall asking for a meeting while Mayor Katrina Thompson was out of the building, the mayor returned her visit. Mayor Thompson went to the ICE center, accompanied by the Broadview Police Chief Thomas, and officers, to ask for the illegal fence to be dismantled. The mayor was told by agents at the gate the secretary was unavailable to meet,” Ormsby said.

The Broadview Fire Department has asked that the “illegally built” fencing be removed, saying that it could block firefighters’ access to areas on that street in the event of an emergency.

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 are acting with impunity at the direction of President Trump. In addition to their inhumane tactics on immigration enforcement, they have grossly mishandled and incited tensions at the Broadview facility. This includes firing chemical agents at protesters and media, arresting a reporter, slamming people to the ground, and wreaking havoc on Broadview residents and nearby businesses.

It was clear that federal agents were using violent tactics when confronting protestors, anonymously and with impunity. Their widespread use of chemical agents has impacted protesters, media, local law enforcement, nearby residents and people detained inside of the facility.

The members of the Unified Command are trained in crowd control and how to create an environment where people can peacefully express their First Amendment rights. They show their faces, they have proper identification, and they are accountable to the people of Illinois. It is clear federal agents cannot be trusted to act to protect the safety and constitutional rights of the public. The Unified Command will prioritize public safety above all else and take steps to safeguard the First Amendment rights of the public.”

Messages that ABC7 left for DHS regarding what occurred Friday morning were not returned.