CHICAGO (NewsNation) — As Chicago braces for what is expected to be a large-scale federal immigration enforcement-focused operation that could last six weeks, a suburban Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center is already seeing activity.

Protests on Friday began at the ICE processing center in west suburban Broadview, where the mayor had warned residents earlier this week that the facility would serve as the main processing hub for the looming multi-agency operation, expected to involve up to 300 ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago.

Protesters blocked the entry to the processing center and sat in the street, forcing ICE vans to turn away. Broadview police officers attempted to get protesters to move from blocking the entrance, but were unsuccessful, fo

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