Illegal fence, clashes escalate tensions at Broadview ICE site
Story by Monica Eng • 12h
Tensions continue to run high at the Broadview ICE detention center, where federal authorities have erected a fence that local officials say is illegal.
The big picture: The need to monitor clashes between protesters and ICE staff is putting a strain on the local police department.
The fence, which Broadview officials told Axios was built without city permission, is preventing protestors and relatives from getting near the building, while also stopping those who've received notices to check in with ICE from getting inside.
Catch up quick: Last week, clashes between demonstrators and ICE officers at the facility hit a fever pitch with protesters and politicians getting tear-gassed, arrested and hospitalized.
ICE officials characterized it as rioters attacking law enforcement, while protesters portrayed it as violence and intimidation against those exercising free speech.
On Sunday morning, Huffington Post reported the facility would be closing, based on internal communications, but ICE officials denied it Sunday night.
Zoom in: Protester Leanna Quartuccio stood outside the fence Tuesday morning holding signs and shouting at ICE officers, calling them cowards and sellouts.
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