The scene was tense and emotional as immigrant rights advocates gathered outside an immigration processing center in Broadview to demand the immediate release of Gladis Yolanda Chavez — a longtime Chicago resident and community leader — who was detained Wednesday.

Chavez was one of at least 10 immigrants arrested by federal immigration agents when she showed up for an immigration appointment in the South Loop.

Advocates and political leaders who were there said ICE agents used excessive force to quell the protests that took place as agents were carrying out the arrests.

Outside the Broadview processing center, some activists yelled “we are here” and “you are not alone” in Spanish, and some people broke down in tears as vehicles went in and out of the facility carrying more people. An am

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