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At the Broadview, IL ICE detention center— IL state troopers are already pushing non-violent demonstrators out of the street and away from the ICE facility. One arrest so far.

The crowd has been corralled now into the designated "free speech area." Saw four arrests. Detainees were loaded into a Cook County sheriff's wagon and it has left the premises.

Have seen a few troopers out here without their name patches. This one tells me they're not required to wear them "with this uniform." Asked him to identify himself and he then told me his name is "Tad Nelson."

ICE and ISP are chatting at the fence.

Speech protected. ISP canines are barking their heads off from inside parked K9 vehicles.

Protesters are heckling a trooper and some sheriff's officers. The trooper inside his car is recording them with his body cam.

Protesters have decorated this parking lot fence on Beach with flyers for Silverio Villegas González. Two ICE agents shot and killed him in his car in neighboring Franklin Park three weeks ago. He leaves behind two sons he was caring for.

Not much has happened here in the last hour. Protesters and press surround the one right wing guy here who has been trying to argue with people. Some troopers are hanging out behind them watching it all unfold.

Led by Rabbi Ben, people have now taken the street and are starting a march away from the detention center into the streets of Broadview. Immediately after this, most of the march changes their mind and turns back, say they don't want to be led away from ICE.

The group remaining stopped at the highway ramp. Traffic is snarled. ISP comes rushing with batons but people are already out of the road and on the sidewalk.

ISP just shoved an elderly woman to the ground. Trooper here declares an unlawful assembly and is screaming at people to stay out of the road (they were...already out of the road).

Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.

ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now. Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be. They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.