"The first thing I saw when I arrived at a protest site near the Broadview ICE facility was a pile of stuffed animals and a sign encouraging us to throw them at ICE vehicles while heckling the agents inside. This was not an official function of the protest. The demonstrations that have been held outside and around the Broadview detention facility - the central processing center for ICE's ongoing assault on Chicago, which"
"I approached the intersection of Harvard Street and 25th Avenue in Broadview, a secondary protest site that has recently emerged in the ongoing struggle to disrupt ICE's comings and goings from the facility. The second site began to draw protesters after the Department of Homeland Security erected a streetwide fence, against the wishes of Broadview officials, to keep protesters away from the facility on Beach Street. Some protesters gather near the fence, defiantly attaching banners and messages of"
Protesters gathered near the Broadview ICE detention facility to disrupt ICE vehicle movements and show solidarity with detainees. The demonstrations are autonomous, producing diverse tactics and imagery at each gathering. A Department of Homeland Security-installed streetwide fence pushed some protesters to a secondary site at Harvard Street and 25th Avenue. Protesters near the fence attach banners and messages of solidarity while others attempt to block ICE vehicles around the corner. ICE agents have responded with pepper balls and occasional tear gas, prompting pop-up workshops on treating exposure. Some demonstrators used symbolic actions, including throwing stuffed animals at ICE vehicles, while crowds physically sought to impede vehicle passage.
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