Dozens protested outside an immigration processing center in Broadview on Friday morning as the mayor of the near-west suburb said in a letter to residents that Trump administration officials have told her and other leaders in town that a “large-scale enforcement campaign will soon be underway” and is likely to continue for about 45 days non-stop.
The two-story brick building used by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will be the “primary processing location” for the expected federal immigration incursion, according to the letter from Mayor Katrina Thompson to residents.
The letter follows two weeks of threats and declarations from President Donald Trump and members of his administration that an influx of federal agents was set to arrive in Chicago. Trump has als