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* ICE has blocked off a Broadview street with a massive fence outside its facility. ABC 7 screen cap…
* Sun-Times…
Broadview officials ordered the removal of an “illegal” fence that was erected Tuesday outside of a federal compound used to process detained immigrants following at times violent protests against the Trump administration’s deportation campaign in the Chicago area.
The Broadview Fire Department said village officials were reaching out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security “to demand the fence be removed immediately” because it was installed without a permit in the roadway outside of the facility at 1930 Beach St.
“In case of fire or other emergencies, at businesses located on that street, Broadview fire apparatus would be unable to use the road to accesss these businesses,” the fire department said in a statement.
For weeks, protesters have tried to block vehicles carrying detainees and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who are conducting arrests across the Chicago area.
In turn, federal officers have often pushed demonstrators and fired rubber bullets and chemical munitions into crowds to clear the driveway into the facility.
* But after today’s Texas shooting, we can probably expect even more barricades, and increased paranoia on all sides. From ABC News…
A sniper opened fire on the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Wednesday morning, killing two detainees and critically wounding a third, the Department of Homeland Security said. […]
Although only detainees were shot, the Department of Homeland Security called the shooting “an attack on ICE law enforcement.” […]
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. […]
FBI Director Kash Patel released images of recovered unspent shell casings, including one engraved with the phrase “ANTI-ICE,” and DHS released a photo that appears to show a gunshot in an American flag display.
Just horrible and despicable.
* Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski held a press event outside the Broadview facility today. Click here to watch. He talked a bit about the Texas shooting, but the audio quality is really poor so there may be some errors in the transcription…
One other matter that pertains to everyone, including the protesters who surrounded this facility in Broadview over the last several days, there’s no justification for using violence to advance your politics, obstructing law enforcement in the commission of their duties, assaulting officers and vandalizing government property for all illegal acts. The people who commit these crimes should be arrested and prosecuted.
This is particularly important to restate today after this morning’s news of a shooting at the Dallas ICE facility that has claimed the life of at least one person. There has to be consequences when people cross the line of [what sounds like “peaceful”] protests.
Furthermore, the vulgar, profane and false aspersions that have been cast on law enforcement officers as well as ordinary citizens who want to see laws enforced, those things have no place, not if you want constructive dialog. Constructive dialog is my desire. When Governor Pritzker characterized federal immigration officials officers as terrorists whose only interest is being cruel to people he indicates that’s not his desire.
As we have seen in tragic fashion they’re disgusting words that people are free to speak and vile caricatures that people are free to make. But they’re not without impact. These moments of civil strife, political leaders show you who they are. Do they fan who claims to score political points with the extremists, regardless of the dangers they create, as Pritzker has done? Or have they called for reason, the rule of law and peaceful coexistence prevail. That’s a choice each of what each of us have to make. Governor Pritzker has made his unfortunate choice, and I have made a different choice, which is why I’m here today.
A couple of points that I want to make. All this chaos is going on here in Chicago, and the crimes that are going on are all preventable. Governor Pritzker could simply hand over criminals in handcuffs from local and state police directly to federal authorities in handcuffs. There would be no chaos, no crisis. But he’s not doing that. Instead, he’s protecting them, he’s harboring them. That has to change.
And then he went on to talk about how Florida cooperates, which, he said, is why you don’t see massive ICE operations there like in the Chicago region.
* WGN was at the event…
Dabrowski spoke on how if elected, his first call of duty is to repeal sanctuary city status across Illinois.
He criticized Governor JB Pritzker numerous times, claiming the state should hand over alleged criminals to federal enforcement.
The state does do that — if a criminal warrant is approved by a judge.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 2:17 pm
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Comment by Blue Bayou Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 2:27 pm
I trust exactly none of what Kash Patel has to say.
Comment by Horace Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 2:27 pm
I generally agree with the idea that the Trust Act is meant to foster trust in the immigrant community that they can call police and not fear citizenship issues. I also understand tghat immigration enforcement is not the job of state and local police.
One part of Trust Act I think could be adjusted is inmate releases from IDOC. If our criticism is that otherwise law abiding immigrants are being swept up it seems like IDOC is one place that couldn’t happen. What community trust would be lost in that narrow situation?
Comment by Occasionally Moderated Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 2:45 pm
=If our criticism is that otherwise law abiding immigrants are being swept up it seems like IDOC is one place that couldn’t happen.=
A judicial criminal warrant would seem to remove any doubt. It makes you wonder why the feds aren’t pursuing them. If the feds are playing by the rules they’ll get all the cooperation they need.
Comment by Pundent Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 2:58 pm
The same reason we didn’t get comprehensive reform I’m sure.
Still seems like low hanging fruit, and easy fix and one less thing to argue about.
Comment by Occasionally Moderated Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 3:08 pm
They’re just trying to get a foot in the door to normalize doing things without warrants.
Comment by Irreverent Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 3:17 pm
==They’re just trying to get a foot in the door to normalize doing things without warrants.==
No. Since the 1950’s. My professional experience only goes back to 1990 so the 1950’s number comes from the googles.
Comment by Occasionally Moderated Wednesday, Sep 24, 25 @ 4:06 pm