Antifa and fellow militants gathered on Friday morning for the first of several ‘protests’ planned for this weekend at a federal immigration facility in the Chicago area.
At least a dozen arrests were made as a mob of demonstrators grew increasingly confrontational outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Broadview, where radical leftists have been rioting for weeks.
Demonstrators sang songs in Hebrew as hundreds of people began showing up at around 7 a.m.
Protesters are singing songs in Hebrew before today’s protest
Hundreds are starting to gather https://t.co/nKKUHNEska pic.twitter.com/AFDuWDGPUy
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For the first time, Illinois State Police worked alongside Special Response Teams to control the crowd, as local law enforcement has been uncooperative during previous riots, according to federal authorities.
Broadview
State police have arrived to protect the roadway outside of the ICE dention facility. Riot and special response teams can be seen.@BorderHawkNews pic.twitter.com/fK2bbdMTnL
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Authorities started arresting suspects before 9 a.m. after demonstrators became violent.
It's only 9 a.m. and Antifas are already scrapping with police at ICE Broadview facility
It's going to be a long weekend
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State police have arrested a protester outside of Broadview after a van exited the facility @BorderHawkNews pic.twitter.com/Qss0z6gOY0
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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino lead a group of federal agents and a BearCat to confront the mob and drive them back from the entrance.
Commander Bovino @CMDROpAtLargeCA leads large contingent of Border Patrol agents to confront growing mob of Antifas outside ICE Broadview facility
Also: the BearCat is already on the prowl
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Federal agents are driving back a combative growing mob outside ICE Broadview facility
More than a dozen arrests have already been made and it's not even 10 a.m.
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Commander Bovino could be seen going toe-to-toe with screaming militants as more arrests were made.
Federal authorities are now picking off violent Antifas as mob outside ICE Broadview facility grows increasingly confrontational
Watch @CMDROpAtLargeCA going toe to toe with screaming militants
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Roughly a dozen Antifas arrested at ICE Broadview facility as mob grows increasingly confrontational
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The horde eventually dispersed but more demos are planned for Friday night and Saturday.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was present at ICE Broadview on Friday morning, indicating the Trump administration is keeping a close eye on developments there as attacks on federal immigration authorities and facilities surge.
