{"id":378997,"date":"2025-11-14T19:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378997\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:24:14","slug":"cops-injured-faith-leaders-among-21-arrested-after-scuffles-erupt-during-broadview-ice-facility-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378997\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops injured, faith leaders among 21 arrested after scuffles erupt during Broadview ICE facility protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four police officers were hurt, scuffles broke out, and 21 demonstrators, including faith leaders, were arrested Friday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview during a protest demanding an end to immigration \u201cabductions\u201d in the Chicago area.<\/p>\n

The 21 arrests, made by Illinois State Police troopers and Cook County sheriff\u2019s police, began about an hour after the protest began outside the facility at 1930 Beach St. <\/p>\n

A statement from the Cook County sheriff\u2019s office said more information will be released about 4 p.m. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working to verify the identities of these individuals and their charges, and we will provide that information in the next update,\u201d according to a statement from the sheriff\u2019s office. <\/p>\n

During the fray, several demonstrators could be heard yelling and chanting as a Broadview police officer pulled out a taser and shot it in the air as an apparent warning, as the crowd and officers began pushing and shoving. <\/p>\n

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Several people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility at 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

According to Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, four police officers were hurt. Information on their condition and how they were injured was not given. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe violence by out-of-town protesters that has led to two Village of Broadview police officers, one Illinois State police officer, and a Cook County Sheriff\u2019s deputy being injured this morning, with the two Broadview officers and the sheriff\u2019s deputy being transported to Loyola hospital, is unacceptable and outrageous,\u201d Thompson said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have repeatedly pleaded to protesters to raise their voices, not their fists. They have chosen their fists,\u201d Thompson said in the statement. \u201cThese out-of-towners have chosen to brutalize police officers who have been protecting their free speech and protecting them against assaults by ICE agents. We will see them in court,\u201d Thompson said in the statement.<\/p>\n

Illinois State Police confirmed that one state police officer \u201csustained minor injuries and was treated on scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federal agents were not on the scene, and no tear gas, pepper balls or chemical agents were deployed. <\/p>\n

Officers, many holding batons and zip ties, could be heard repeating: \u201cStand back! Stand back! Stand back or you\u2019re gonna go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll welcome you back when you decide to do the right thing,\u201d one protester said as state troopers held the crowd back.<\/p>\n

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Several people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

Oak Park resident Sue Humphreys was trying to call for de-escalation as protesters spilled into the streets and the shoving began.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clearly against the United States Constitution, clearly against the rights of the people,\u201d Humphreys, 66, said. \u201cIt\u2019s wild and it needs to be stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broadview police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

The demonstration began peacefully about 9 a.m. as several protesters began chanting and singing during the event called \u201cGod Demands Freedom \u2014 Faith Leaders Say No More Abductions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officers from the Cook County sheriff\u2019s police, state police and Broadview police were on hand during the event. <\/p>\n

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Several people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

The Broadview facility has become a hotbed for ongoing and at times tense demonstrations since President Donald Trump\u2019s administration aggressively ramped up his deportation campaign in the Chicago area under the name \u201cOperation Midway Blitz\u201d in September.<\/p>\n

Last month, state and local officials set up a \u201cunified command\u201d for Cook County, state and Broadview police officers to jointly address public safety issues at the facility, along with designating \u201cfree speech\u201d zones for demonstrators. <\/p>\n

Curfew hours were set at the facility after demonstrations beginning sometimes as early as 5 a.m. stretched late into the night, and crowds clashed with federal authorities. Free speech advocates have criticized the curfews as too restrictive.<\/p>\n

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Several people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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Several people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

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At least 21 people were arrested and several officers were injured during a protest that included faith leaders at the Broadview ICE facility, 1930 Beach St.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four police officers were hurt, scuffles broke out, and 21 demonstrators, including faith leaders, were arrested Friday outside…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":378998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-378997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115549692184710181","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}