Federal agents detained multiple protesters Friday at an ICE facility near Chicago amid growing tensions over immigration enforcement.

Newly installed barricades created designated protest zones, with demonstrators claiming violations of their First Amendment rights to free speech.

Local and state police joined federal officers in confronting crowds, escalating conflicts that have included tear gas deployments.

BROADVIEW, Ill. — Federal agents detained multiple people Friday near an immigration facility outside Chicago that has frequently been targeted by protesters during President Trump’s administration’s surge of immigration enforcement this fall.

A crowd grew over several hours, some riled by newly installed barricades to separate them from law enforcement officers stationed outs

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