Anti-ICE mob turns hostile, breaching barriers outside detention facility — several officers injured



An anti-immigration enforcement protest outside an ICE facility in Chicago resulted in multiple officer injuries and nearly a dozen arrests as some attempted to breach security barriers, according to local reports.

Leftist protesters have been regularly gathering outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown, Operation Midway Blitz.

'Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren't getting released.'

On Friday, activists once again demonstrated outside the facility, protesting against ICE's enforcement efforts. Local reports indicated that this particular demonstration was more tense and volatile than those in recent weeks.

Local law enforcement officers worked to keep the road leading to the facility clear, confining protesters to designated areas. However, when some activists became violent and attempted to force their way into the street, officers began making arrests.

Videos captured by independent journalist Brendan Gutenschwager showed a line of Cook County sheriff's deputies attempting to keep protesters off the road. Several skirmishes between officers and protesters broke out, resulting in multiple detainments.

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"Who do you protect? Who do you serve?" the crowd chanted.

Twenty-one protesters were arrested and four officers were injured, WLS-TV reported on Friday morning. Of those injured, two were police officers, one a state trooper, and the other a Cook County sheriff's deputy.

The local news outlet stated that Friday's protest was the largest one in recent weeks, noting that counter-protesters were also present.

"I have repeatedly pleaded to protesters to raise their voices, not their fists. They have chosen their fists. These 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," Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson stated.

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Border czar Tom Homan reacted to the Broadview protest.

"I was watching the videos before I came out here. When they put hands on law enforcement officers, they're getting arrested and going to jail," Homan told White House reporters on Friday. "You have a right to protest, but don't cross the line."

The crowd was estimated to be roughly 200-300 protesters.

The Department of Homeland Security posted about the protest on X, writing, "Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren't getting released."

"Like clockwork, violent rioters have arrived at the Broadview ICE facility to demand the release of some of the worst human beings on planet earth," the DHS continued. "Get a job you imbecilic morons."

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Local CBS News station glosses over key details in its anti-ICE hit piece



CBS News Chicago released a report in early October claiming that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the Broadview detention center had repeatedly dialed 911 with fabricated emergencies.

The report stated that, according to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills, the police department had received "several questionable 911 calls ... from the ICE facility recently," emphasis added. However, the October 2 article mentioned only one alleged instance and failed to note that the event actually occurred months earlier.

'Our brave ICE law enforcement should be thanked for risking their lives every day to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists instead of vilified by sanctuary politicians.'

In the report, CBS shared bodycam footage of police responding to a 911 call that someone had reportedly tampered with the gate at the detention center. When police arrived at the scene, they found two individuals with the CBS News crew.

Mills told the news outlet that he believed ICE's call was bogus. One police officer told CBS that it did not appear anyone had been tampering with the gate.

"The chief said that was just one of several questionable 911 calls his police department has received from the ICE facility recently," CBS reported.

However, while the CBS News Chicago broadcast showed the incident report and bodycam footage of the alleged false call, revealing that it occurred on June 15, 2025, the article published on the CBS News website made no mention of the June date. CBS News Chicago also failed to cite any other incidents.

Blaze News contacted CBS News, CBS News Chicago, and Mills to inquire whether they could provide any details about other alleged false calls made by ICE agents.

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The police report obtained by Blaze News confirmed that the gate-tampering call occurred on June 15, over three months before CBS News' reporting.

"[The responding officer] made contact with the two individuals who identified themselves as members of a CBS News crew. They stated that they had been in the area for approximately 10 minutes and denied witnessing or participating in any criminal activity, including tampering with the gate," the report reads.

It notes that an ICE agent at the detention center "approached the news crew and advised them that the property was private and that they were not permitted to enter."

"The news crew acknowledged the warning and, though initially hesitant, complied with the directive," the report continues.

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The Department of Homeland Security rejected claims that ICE agents at the facility were making false emergency calls to the local police department.

"After a terrorist attack at an ICE facility in Dallas, Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills is choosing to smear our brave ICE law enforcement," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Blaze News. "Our ICE officers are facing a more than 1,000% increase in assaults [including] sniper attacks, cars being used as weapons, and assaults from rioters."

"Our brave ICE law enforcement should be thanked for risking their lives every day to arrest murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists instead of vilified by sanctuary politicians," McLaughlin continued. "[It's] disheartening that even after the terrorist attack and arrests of rioters with guns outside the Broadview ICE facility these sanctuary politicians chose [to] engage in political theatre to inflame hatred of ICE."

The CBS article was amplified by those on the left, including California Governor Gavin Newsom's communications director, Izzy Gardon.

"WOAH. CBS News reports ICE has been making bogus calls to 911 and filing false police reports in Chicago," he wrote in a post on X on October 6, providing a link to the article in the comments.

Bari Weiss, a journalist and the founder of the Free Press, was named editor in chief of CBS News just days after this article was released. She has vowed to make CBS "the most trusted news organization in America and the world." To guide the outlet's changes, she outlined 10 "core journalistic values," including to "[report] on the world as it actually is;" "tell the truth plainly — wherever it leads;" and "endeavor to present the public with the facts, first and foremost."

CBS News, CBS News Chicago, Mills, and Gardon did not respond to a request for comment.

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Trump urges SCOTUS to unleash National Guard in Chicago amid protests, increase in violence against ICE



The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to approve the deployment of National Guard soldiers in Chicago, where persistent protests outside local immigration facilities have disrupted operations.

'Federal agents are forced to desperately scramble to protect themselves and federal property, allocating resources away from their law enforcement mission to conduct protective operations instead.'

The administration planned to mobilize approximately 500 National Guard troops from Texas and Illinois to the Chicago area for at least 60 days. The deployment was intended to protect federal agents and facilities as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers face a 1000% increase in assaults, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Last week, an appeals court blocked the deployment in response to a lawsuit filed by Illinois against the administration.

Meanwhile, protests continue to regularly gather outside an ICE facility in Broadview. On Friday, demonstrators clashed with Illinois State Police. Fifteen individuals were detained.

U.S. District Judge April Perry, who issued a temporary restraining order on October 9 preventing the mobilization of troops, stated that she did not find evidence that a "danger of rebellion" exists.

"The unrest Defendants complain of has consisted entirely of opposition (indeed, sometimes violent) to a particular federal agency and the laws it is charged with enforcing," Perry wrote, adding that it does not amount to "opposition to the authority of the federal government as a whole."

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Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in a Friday appeal that the ruling "intrudes on the president's authority and needlessly puts federal personnel and property at risk."

"Federal agents are forced to desperately scramble to protect themselves and federal property, allocating resources away from their law enforcement mission to conduct protective operations instead," the administration’s filing stated.

Sauer noted that federal officers have been repeatedly "threatened and assaulted" and that they "have been forced to operate under the constant threat of mob violence."

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) responded to the administration's emergency filing in a post on social media.

"Donald Trump will keep trying to invade Illinois with troops — and we will keep defending the sovereignty of our state," Pritzker stated. "Militarizing our communities against their will is not only un-American but also leads us down a dangerous path for our democracy. What will come next?"

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) similarly pledged to oppose President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.

"Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, we will continue to fight to end the war on Chicago," he wrote. "Through Know Your Rights information, executive orders, and partnerships with local organizations, we will pursue every avenue to protect Chicago from Trump's attacks."

"We will make the case that Chicago does not need or want National Guard troops on the streets of our city," Johnson added.

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'Rioter' allegedly carrying firearm arrested outside Illinois ICE facility



Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations at the Broadview, Illinois, detention facility were interrupted by protests outside the fencing. Blaze News correspondent Julio Rosas captured video footage of the scene, which escalated to a fever pitch when protesters could be heard shouting, "Arrest ICE!" "Shoot ICE!" and "Shoot the f**kers!" Shortly thereafter, some arrests were made.

'These riots outside the ICE Broadview Processing Center and attacks on ICE officers come after Democrat politicians, including Governor Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, have villainized and demonized ICE law enforcement.'

According to a Department of Homeland Security press release, one of the protesters who was apprehended was carrying a firearm, which was quickly confiscated by law enforcement.

"Just days after the vile terrorist attack on an ICE Dallas Facility, over 200 rioters gathered outside the Broadview Processing Center in Illinois, and some began chanting 'shoot ICE.' These violent threats and smears about ICE must stop. There is no place in American politics for violence," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in the press release.

As noted by McLaughlin, the increased tension outside ICE facilities in recent months comes after Democrat politicians repeatedly and recklessly used scare tactics to apparently convince constituents that law enforcement posed an existential threat to the United States.

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"These riots outside the ICE Broadview Processing Center and attacks on ICE officers come after Democrat politicians, including Governor Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, have villainized and demonized ICE law enforcement," McLaughlin added.

"We are calling on Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson to condemn these riots and tone down their rhetoric about ICE," she continued.

The statement described the preparedness of the "rioters," who "arrived with boxes of fireworks, N-95 masks, gas masks, goggles, knee and elbow protection, and large quantities of food and water."

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