Protesters are expected to hold a demonstration outside a federal building in Broadview on Friday, a day after a judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from using the National Guard in its immigration enforcement efforts.
Friday protests have become a weekly event at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, where federal agents have deployed tear gas and fired baton rounds at demonstrators on multiple occasions. The confrontations prompted local authorities to create a so-called Free Speech Zone, a dedicated area for people to voice their opposition to the mass deportation mission.
This week’s protests will take on a decidedly different tone as U.S. Judge April Perry barred the president from deploying federalized National Guard troops from any state to