Tear gas billowed through the air outside an ICE facility in suburban Chicago as protestors and federal agents continued to clash Saturday, hours after the Trump administration announced plans to send more federal agents to cities across the country.

Though these protests have taken place for weeks, including on Friday evening , the clashes are seemingly escalating amid a notable increase in the number of federal agents at the area.

Around 7 p.m., NBC Chicago's Randy Gyllenhaal noted a significant increase in federal agents at the protest outside the Broadview ICE facility, estimating approximately 100 agents in the crowd.

Numerous people were arrested, though the reasons were not immediately known.

Later, around 8:30 p.m., Gyllenhaal reported hearing large booms at the scene and ton

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