Village of BroadView Sing Trump Over ‘Illegal’ Fence Outside Ice Facility

The Village of BroadView Filed A Lawsuit Late Friday Against the US Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citting Serious Safety Concerns Over an Illegal Fence Outside the Immigration Facility at 1930 Beach St.

The facility has become a hub for anti-Ice protests Since the Trump Administration Announce the Launch of “Operation Midway Blitz” Last Month, Bringing a Federal Immigration Officers to the Chicago Area to Conduct Raids and Arrests.

Dhs put up an 8-Foot Fence Outside the Federal Compound Following Clashes BetWes Federal Agents and Proters. But Village Officials Said the Fence, which Extends Across Beach Street, was placed “illegally” and with the permit.

Village Officials Filed the Lawsuit Late Friday AFTER AFSING DISMANTLE The Fence, but the agency “has refused,” Citting incidents in which offers were alledly assulted by protests. Village Officials Also Filed A Request for an Emergency Temporary Restraining Order.

“Ice’s illegally Constructed Fence on A Public Street, Beach Street, in the Village of BroadView, is an unacceptable risk,“ Village of BroadView Acting Chief Matt Martin Said in a Statement. “The Fence is Currently Blocking Access for the BroadView Fire Department to Businesses on that Road. In Case of a Fire or Other Emergency, Our Firercks or Ambulances cannot to get to the scene.

“Everyday that that is the Fence Remains, in defiance of Local Law, the risk of tragedy increas.

Despite the Fence, Clashes at Protests Have Continue, With Federal Officers Pushing Demonstrators and Firing rubber bullets and chemical munitions into the Crowd.

The Lawsuit Follows A Narrowly missed visits on Fridayween BroadView Mayor Katrina Thompson and US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Village Officials Said Noem Made An Unannouncing Visit to Village Hall Requesting A Meeting With Thompson, But Thompson was Out of the Office. In Response, Thompson Went to the Ice Facility to Meet with Noem, but She was tooth the Secretary was unavailable. US Border Patrol CMDR. Gregory Bovino Also Visited the BroadView Site Friday.

Dhs and ice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Immigration agents have aggrassifsively responded to protests outside what was aleepy ice facility in the western suburb. Mayor Katrina Thompson Says She’s Not Backing Down.

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