BROADVIEW, Ill. - Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson announced Monday that the village is shrinking designated protest zones outside its ICE facility following a chaotic weekend demonstration that led to 15 arrests.

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Thompson said the protests at the ICE facility "degenerated into chaos," adding that 10 of those arrested were "around the age of my own daughter."

"As a mother and a mayor, I am mad at what happened," Thompson said in a statement. "Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents."

Under a new executive order signed by Thompson, demonstrations will now be limited to the safety zone located directly at the ICE facility on Beach Street. The previous protest area on South 25th Avenue between Lexin

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