BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- A village spokesperson says Broadview is in talks with Gov. JB Pritzker's office about getting backup to help with protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center.
On June 6, protesters filled the street outside the suburban immigration facility demanding the release of a woman rounded up in a raid on South Michigan Avenue two days earlier.
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Federal immigration agents have made numerous calls to Broadview police over the last few months, calling for backup.
The I-Team obtained a number of those recorded calls through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Federal agents descended en masse on the Chicago area in early September.
The so-called "Operation Midway Blitz," Broadview s