Protesters gathered Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility.
A protest is taking place Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.Organizers say their 12-hour grassroots demonstration comes as federal immigration enforcement efforts by the trump administration are expected to ramp up.
Last week, protestors successfully turned an ICE vehicle away as it attempted to enter the facility. The facility became a focus of the efforts of immigration rights advocates ever since the town's mayor confirmed that the location was slated to be the main processing center for expanded ice operations in the Chicago area. The facility is supposed to operate pretty much 24-hours a day for the next month and a half because of the start of operation Midway Blitz, which federal officials say targets undocumented people with criminal records. Local immigration rights leaders say although they've not seen a mass surge in arrests by immigration agents, supporters do say there's been an increase in calls for legal help because of the immigration crackdown. "Hotline call volume has been higher than at any point since January," Lawrence Benito, of Illinois Coalition of Immigrant & Refugee Rights. "This indicates that ICE agents are present throughout the Chicagoland area and we need to remain vigilant with or without the National Guard present."Faith leaders, Broadview community members and concerned residents are expected to be out protesting. They said they refuse to be intimidated by what they say is the trump administration's efforts to target and mistreat immigrant communities.Chicago federal intervention: Tracking surge in immigration enforcement operations | Live updates With protests expected to continue, organizers in Little Village are turning their attention to this weekend's Mexican Independence Day Parade while also keeping an eye on ICE operations. Immigrant rights groups and community leaders gathered Thursday to inform residents of their rights and share resources. They said since ICE activity started in the area, calls to hotlines have spiked and many families are on edge.Organizers said rapid response team members and attorneys will be on hand to support the community.Copyright © 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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