(NewsNation) — Some demonstrators at an immigration processing center west of Chicago are expressing concern that members of the Illinois State Police have been enlisted to keep protesters back, following recent volatile confrontations with federal authorities.

The office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat at odds with the Trump administration, says the state officers are simply keeping protesters safe from overzealous feds while protecting their First Amendment rights. But some demonstrators say Illinois troopers are now effectively shielding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement outpost in suburban Broadview.

Previously, disruptors have blocked access to the ICE facility, prompting federal authorities to use crowd-control methods, such as tear gas, to disperse mobs. Over the we

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