Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment In IL, More Protesters Arrested At ICE Facility

BROADVIEW, IL — Three protesters were arrested outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility Friday morning, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. It happened a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois.

For weeks, protesters have gathered in front of the facility, where federal agents have deployed tear gas and fired pepper bullets at demonstrators on multiple occasions. On Friday morning, around 50 people were outside the building.

Alongside protesters, Broadview police, Maywood police, Cook County Sheriff's deputies and Illinois State Police troopers were present, according to CBS News. So far, no ICE agents or National Guard troops had been reported outside.

According to the Cook County Sheriff's Office, the following people were arrested:

• Mara R. Blumenstein, 28, charged with resisting and obstruction by the Illinois State Police.
• Emmett J. Matlock, 19, charged with resisting and obstruction by the Illinois State Police.
• Peter M. Reimer, 31, charged with resisting and obstruction by the Illinois State Police

The demonstration comes just a day after U.S. Judge April Perry granted a restraining order temporarily blocking the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard in the state. The restraining order expires at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 23 if the judge does not extend it.

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In her ruling, Perry said she had no faith in the Trump administration's claims of out-of-control violence from protesters, insisting it was federal agents who started the unrest by targeting demonstrators with militaristic tactics.

In their lawsuit, the state of Illinois and city of Chicago allege that federal authorities were using demonstrators to justify deploying National Guard troops in the Chicago area, saying protests at a temporary ICE detention facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview have "never come close to stopping federal immigration enforcement."

"The President is using the Broadview protests as a pretext," the filing said. "The impending federal troop deployment in Illinois is the latest episode in a broader campaign by the President's administration to target jurisdictions the President dislikes."

The White House has said it will appeal Perry's decision.

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