CHICAGO - A protest was underway Friday morning outside the ICE processing center in west suburban Broadview, where demonstrators staged a sit-in at the facility’s driveway.

What we know:

Protesters blocked a vehicle they believed was being driven by an ICE agent as it attempted to enter the facility. FOX 32’s Joanie Lum was at the scene and reported that the driver was masked and wearing a hood.

Akeisha Lee, one of the protesters, said the group’s goal is clear.

"We’re hoping to literally stop the processes happening here, like very unapologetically," she said. "We believe this place has no place in our community and we want to say as community members we’re not for it."

Lee described the tense moments when demonstrators blocked the law enforcement vehicle.

"Yes, it is frightening

See Full Page