Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson joined village police and fire officials at a news conference on Tuesday, denouncing displays of force at the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in the western suburb.

The facility, being used by the Trump administration for the immigration campaign known as "Operation Midway Blitz," has frequently been the site of escalating clashes between protesters and armed guards, with reports of agents using tear gas, pepper spray and other chemical agents.

On Saturday afternoon, Attorney General Pam Bondi warned of plans to send additional federal agents to ICE facilities around the country. Days later, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said 100 military personnel would be sent to Illinois at the direction of the Department of Homeland S

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