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Broadview ICE center to remain open as DHS disputes closure rumors amid ongoing protests
Federal officials said Sunday that the Broadview ICE processing center will stay open, rejecting reports that the suburban Chicago facility would shut down after weeks of escalating protests.
Tensions escalated again Sunday night outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in west suburban Broadview, where about 20 to 30 protestors gathered along Beach Street. Meanwhile,
Chicago Tribune visual journalist Stacey Wescott has been making pictures in and around Chicago for 26 years. On Friday, she was assigned to document a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding center in Broadview,
Tensions escalated Sunday between protesters and armed guards in Broadview, with some on the roof firing off what appeared to be pepper bullets. Families of ICE detainees received word that their loved ones may be moved to another location.
The Department of Homeland Security has addressed rumors on the future of a suburban immigration facility closing following days of protests that have escalated to numerous clashes between demonstrators and guards.