DHS dismantles fence around Broadview ICE facility after judge’s order despite violence, riots

Workers were seen dismantling the fence outside the facility on Tuesday night, and per Fox 32, concrete barriers were put up in their place near the facility.

US District Judge LaShonda Hunt had ordered that the fence come down in response to a lawsuit filed by Broadview. The village claimed that the fence blocks access to commercial buildings in the area and was built without a permit. Judge Hunt wrote that Broadview "has shown irreparable harm in that the construction of a fence controlled by the Federal Defendants on the Village’s property prevents the Village from protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public."

Hunt also wrote in her ruling, "DHS’s Beach Street gate creates a quasi-federal zone where the Village’s ability to respond to emergencies is hindered and only allows it to provide lifesaving services at the whims and fancies of the Federal Defendants … And as noted above, this situation harms the Village because it encroaches on its police power and restricts its ability to protect the health and safety of the public."

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson said in a statement following the ruling, "The law, including municipal law, applies even to the federal government. This is a victory for the rule of law in a country that is still a democracy. And it is a victory for Broadview residents and businesses who depend on their municipal government to assure public safety," per ABC 7.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, "At every turn activist judges, sanctuary politicians and violent rioters have actively tried to prevent our law enforcement officers arresting and removing the worst of the worst including pedophiles, rapists, gang members, murderers, and terrorists. Now, this new ruling seeks to stop us from protecting our ICE Broadview facility, the detainees being processed in it, and our law enforcement officers. It is shameful that this is coming less than one week after the attack by domestic terrorists who rammed their cars into our DHS officers' vehicles."

"DHS extended fencing at the Broadview Processing Center after rioters and sanctuary politicians obstructed law enforcement, threw tear gas cans, rocks, bottles, and fireworks, slashed tires of cars, blocked the entrance of the building, and trespassed on private property. Police under JB Pritzker's sanctuary jurisdiction refused to assist federal law enforcement with violent crowds," she continued. "Rioters and sanctuary politicians will not deter President Trump and Secretary Noem from delivering law-and-order to this city and getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country."

The facility has seen riots and violent protests in recent weeks. In late September, agitators were seen swarming a federal vehicle and attempting to stop it outside the facility. Agitators were heard chanting "arrest ICE," "shoot ICE," and "shoot the f*ckers."