Dozens protested outside an immigration processing center in Broadview on Friday morning as the mayor of the near-west suburb said in a letter to residents that Trump administration officials have told her and other leaders in town that a “large-scale enforcement campaign will soon be underway” and is likely to continue for about 45 days non-stop.

The protest precedes several other planned gatherings of immigrant groups and allies in the coming weeks, including at least one additional demonstration against the administration’s plans and multiple long-held celebrations for Mexican Independence Day this month.

The two-story brick Broadview building used by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will be the “primary processing location” for the expected federal immigration incu

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