BROADVIEW, Ill. (WGN) — Federal officials have until the end of the day on Tuesday to take down a fence surrounding an ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview, as immigration enforcement operations continue in Chicagoland.

The fence was erected around the west suburban facility about three weeks ago by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But it restricts access to Beach St, something the Village of Broadview took the agency to federal court over last week.

A judge later agreed that the fence must come down because it created a public safety concern for first responders who tried to access the area.

A court-issued deadline for the fence's removal was set for 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, but there were still no signs of removal by around 9:30 a.m..

The court-ordered teardown comes ju

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