Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem indicated on Friday that the federal government is seeking to acquire additional property in west suburban Broadview to expand its immigration enforcement efforts in the Chicago area.

Noem, appearing at the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at 1930 Beach St. in the west suburb, also met with U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and other federal agents at the site to tell them that, despite large-scale protests , the people of Chicago “are grateful you are here.”

“You’re setting an example for the rest of the country. Everybody is watching how strong you are here, the operations and the professionalism in which you’re conducting this law enforcement and restoring some safety back to the city, and it’s rippling across the cou

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