A fence outside the Broadview ICE facility was taken down late Tuesday night, in accordance with a federal judicial order issued last week.

It was unclear whether the removal was temporary or permanent.

The removal complies with an order issued Friday by U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt of the Northern District of Illinois, who set a temporary restraining order after finding that ICE had erected the fence on municipal property without getting necessary permissions, exceeding its authority.

“The law, including municipal law, applies even to the federal government,” said Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson in a statement.

“This is a victory for the rule of law in a country that is still a democracy,” Thompson said in the statement.

“And it is a victory for Broadview resident

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