* I walked you through some coverage of the ICE protests in Broadview yesterday. Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson’s response…
Regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that ‘multiple calls for assistance’ were placed to the BPD by the leadership of the ICE facility, that is false. On September 19, regarding Village of Broadview first responder activity, at 11:39 a.m. the Broadview Police Department received a single call from the ICE facility informing us of objects being thrown onto the railroad tracks behind their facility. Per our protocol, BPD contacted Harbor Belt Railroad, which is responsible for track security, to alert their security service and to address ICE’s concerns.
The Pritzker administration’s claim that Broadview has not reached out to the state is false. I reached out for help on September 10 to the governor’s office of government affairs, and later that day I received an email on ‘Know Your Rights Resources.’ Finally, yesterday, September 22, Deputy Governor Bria Scudder scheduled a meeting with me for this Wednesday. Hopefully, this meeting will produce assistance beyond a brochure.
9th CD candidate Kat Abughazaleh thrown by an ICE officer, not a Broadview Police Department officer.
My focus is not on Daniel Biss and his congressional campaign. My focus is on my officers’ safety. On Friday, September 12, the Broadview Police Department issued a request for help with the ICE protests from other police departments via the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, to which Evanston belongs. Mayor Biss ignored our call for help. Instead of sending officers he arrived with his campaign
* I reached out to the governor’s office for a response.
A spokesperson clarified that a member of the governor’s administration was the one who actually reached to the Broadview mayor last week, not the other way around.
The mayor was asked if she needed anything. “And she said, ‘We’re hanging in there,’” a Pritzker spokesperson said. No request was made for boots on the ground or for the Illinois State Police, I was told.
- P. - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:27 pm:
Juliana was there in person for the Battle of Broadview on Friday. The Broadview officers were about a block away and direct traffic across from the Ironworkers union hall. They aren’t risking themselves to help protestors, reporters or anyone being assaulted by the federal agents and they are far from harm’s way.
- Larry Bowa Jr. - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:27 pm:
“On Friday, September 12, the Broadview Police Department issued a request for help with the ICE protests from other police departments via the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, to which Evanston belongs.”
Well that’s absolutely embarrassing for Broadview PD and ICE.
Why are local PDs being asked to do unpaid federal goon squad work? ICE has more than enough money and manpower. Let them do it.
- Socially DIstant Watcher - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:30 pm:
Sounds like everybody’s pushing back against everybody
- Pot calling kettle - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:34 pm:
The Trump Admin seems to be achieving their goal of creating chaos.
- City Zen - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:49 pm:
==The mayor was asked if she needed anything==
Wrong framing. The state should’ve said they planned to send a small ISP presence then ask if Broadview needed more than that. That gives Broadview the option to turn down assistance altogether and relieves then of the burden of having to ask for it at all.
- King Louis XVI - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:53 pm:
–ICE has more than enough money and manpower. Let them do it.–
ICE’s way is mace, pepper spray, tear gas, and riot clubs. Me thinks the Broadview PD and other suburban police departments are bit more civilized when it comes to crowd control on public streets, which is the task at hand.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 2:58 pm:
===The state should’ve said they planned to send a small ISP presence===
That’s not how it works.
I mean, have you been paying attention to this dispute with Trump over the national guard and sending in police agencies with no coordination?
- Harrison - Tuesday, Sep 23, 25 @ 4:06 pm:
Quite the contrary
The Federal government wants ICE to coordinate with City, County and State prisons in Illinois to remove convicted violent offenders from the USA
Our local leaders won’t cooperate
https://apnorc.org/projects/widespread-support-for-deporting-immigrants-convicted-of-violent-crimes/
It’s a very popular idea