In a notable shift from recent tensions, demonstrators gathered peacefully outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center near Chicago on Friday. This change in atmosphere marked a departure from the previously volatile interactions between protesters and federal agents.

At the Broadview, Illinois facility, police communicated with demonstrators, allowing them to enter a designated protest area earlier than planned, provided they refrained from occupying the streets. The officers cautioned that stepping into the streets would result in arrests. This cooperative approach followed weeks of heated confrontations between demonstrators and federal forces over ICE activities in and around the city.