Police arrested several people on Friday (October 17) as dozens of demonstrators gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago that has been the focus of protests since a federal immigration enforcement surge began last month.

Tensions have been high in recent weeks in Chicago as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has ramped up his efforts to deport immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, arresting many without criminal records.

Outside the detention facility in Broadview, behind barriers erected by ICE, protesters initially chanted and held anti-ICE signs. As police advanced, protesters began jeering and scuffling, some shouting obscenities. Illinois State Police officers, some carrying rifles, night vision goggles and clubs, made several arrests.

People in the Chicago area have staged repeated protests condemning the stepped-up federal presence, and the facility in Broadview, a majority-Black village about 13 miles west of Chicago, has become a focus of them.

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BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. GENERAL VIEW OF SCUFFLES BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS

2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS BEING ARRESTED

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