Clashes erupt at Broadview ICE facility as 21 protesters arrested, officers injured

BROADVIEW - Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the Broadview ICE processing facility Friday morning, resulting in 21 arrests and injuries to officers.

The confrontations unfolded the same day a federal judge ordered the release of 13 detainees and indicated that hundreds more could be eligible for home confinement.

What we know:

Twenty-one people — 12 men and nine women — were arrested outside the facility. Their names, ages and charges are shared below: 

• Carol Hill, 43, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Ashley McFaul-Erwin, 38, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Avery R. Thompson, 23, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Jennifer M. Hawe, 43, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Danielle B. Dowd, 37, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Hannah E. Shapiro, 30, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Laurette J. Hasbrook, 67, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Sarah R. Luepker, 28, is charged with mob action/obstruction/disorderly conduct
• Giovanna Davison, 25, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Anthony L. Parise, 31, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Anam P. Gottlieb, 36, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• David A. Hovde, 55, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Laukas Harris-Ferree, 32, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Kevin Kultm, 69, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Nicholas J. Sotor, 39, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Judson F. Webb, 56, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Seamus A. Carey, 32, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Ethan I. Aronson, 29, charge is pending
• Michale CW Woolf, 35, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Eric F. Haar, 51, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways
• Benjamin C. Astrachan, 28, is charged with obstruction/disorderly conduct/pedestrian walking on highways

Moments before the clash, protesters were singing and chanting. However, around 10 a.m., a large group of about 50 people crossed the protest barrier and tried to walk up to the facility, knowing they would be arrested, according to the Cook County Sheriff.

In addition to the arrests, the scuffle also resulted in four officers being injured, including two Broadview police officers, one Illinois State Police officer and a Cook County sheriff's deputy, according to Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.

The Broadview officer and sheriff's deputy were transported to a hospital for treatment, while the state trooper was treated at the scene, according to Cook County Sheriff's Office.

The two Broadview officers and the deputy were transported to Loyola Hospital. 

The crowd of about 300 protesters later began to disperse, according to the AP.

What they're saying:

"The 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’s deputy being injured this morning, with the two Broadview officers and the sheriff’s deputy being transported to Loyola hospital, is unacceptable and outrageous. 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," said Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.

Family members waited outside on Friday hoping to see their loved ones walk out the door. 

Protesters told Fox 32 they're standing in solidarity with detainees who were supposed to be released hours ago.

"They're not, they're just not going with orders," a protester said. "You know, they are not complying. They're trying to enforce the curfew, but it looks like they send in like all the resources just to be intimidating. We're still, this curfew is illegal. It goes against the justice orders, but we still have the right to be out here. You know we're standing where we should. We're not being violent."

The backstory:

On Wednesday, a federal judge said he could order the release of hundreds detained at the Broadview ICE facility — a significant legal setback for Operation Midway Blitz.

Attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union argued that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained hundreds of individuals without serious criminal histories who should not have been held.

The case stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 accusing ICE of detaining undocumented immigrants without warrants, in violation of a consent decree.

The ruling affects hundreds of people who have been detained despite lacking prior criminal records. Attorneys said they are seeking the release of more detainees nationwide, noting that about 85% of individuals in ICE custody have no prior criminal convictions.

They added that many of those ordered released are being held in facilities across the country, which could complicate efforts to free them.

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