Tense moments, sometimes chaotic, erupted but failed to develop into anything more violent as scores of armed law enforcement officers tried to tamp down demonstrations outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday.

A handful of protesters were arrested.

Tear gas, pellets or other chemical substances have not been used as of midday though federal agents have previously used them against protesters after President Donald Trump in early September launched “Operation Midway Blitz,” an aggressive deportation campaign in the Chicago area.

On hand Friday were officers from Broadview, Illinois State police, the Cook County sheriff’s office and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) who joined ICE agents at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement site, 1930 Beach St., which has beco

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