At least 15 people were arrested on Saturday outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in suburban Broadview during a day of escalating tensions between protesters and police.

Demonstrators gathered near 25th Avenue and Harvard Street, where they called out federal agents and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign called "Operation Midway Blitz."

Alexis Garcia, a Bolingbrook resident who was among the crowd, said she was feeling a wave of emotions.

“Sad and anger, just feeling hopeless at the same time, but hopeful. It’s just a lot of emotions,” she said. “Being Mexican right now, it's just a sensitive time for us.”

She brought her dad to Broadview for the first time.

“I share how I feel with my peers, with my family and educate him

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