Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility

A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the ICE processing facility in Broadview.

Fourteen mothers jumped over the barricades and sat in a circle on Beach Street to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Blitz.”

Less than a minute later, the women were arrested by Cook County Sheriff’s deputies. The sheriff’s office confirmed the arrests and said charges were pending.

“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back,” said Teresa Shattuck, a mother from Oak Park. “We want to use our collective power and our white privilege