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() Officials in the western Chicago suburb of Broadview say Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency officers warned local police there will be a “s— show” in the village Saturday as protesters continued gathering at an ICE detention center.
A village spokesperson said ICE officers told the Broadview Police Department on Saturday that federal authorities would launch an “enforcement action throughout all of Broadview” and again deploy chemical agents. David Ormsby said the ICE comments are seen as retaliation for Broadview leaders urging the Trump administration not to “make war” on the community.
“ICE is seeking to intimidate the Village of Broadview because we dared exercise our 1st Amendment constitutional rights calling for an end to their war on Broadview. We will not be intimidated,” Ormsby said in a news release.
correspondent Mills Hayes was at the ICE facility Saturday evening as officers made an arrest and deployed tear gas. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, whose department is handling security, was on hand.
The suburban ICE facility has been the backdrop for similar tense encounters between federal authorities and protesters who oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and mass deportations. The White House launched “Operation Midway Blitz” earlier this month in Chicago, a sanctuary city at odds with Trump policies.
“Donald Trump is using federal agents to stoke fear and violate constitutional rights all with the aims of expanding his control and sending military troops to our cities. It’s unlawful and un-American. We must all stand up and speak out against fanning the flames of violence,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said.
has reached out to ICE officials for a response.
