Ordered to remove temporary metal security fencing

ICE ordered to remove temporary metal security fencing from Chicago-area building

From CNN's Andy Rose

A federal judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must remove the 8-foot-high metal security fence on a street in front of its building in Broadview, Illinois, which has been the site of intense protests.

The village of Broadview, a Chicago suburb, filed suit, saying the fence had been installed in the middle of a public roadway without local government permission or permits.

“Defendants’ unilateral decision to put up a fence restricting access on Beach Street exceeds their statutory authority,” District Court Judge LaShonda Hunt – a Biden nominee – wrote Thursday.

Todd Lyons, acting director of ICE, had blamed the situation on Broadview.

“Local inaction has enabled agitators to escalate violence and placed federal offices, first responders, and Broadview residents in harm’s way,” Lyons wrote in a letter to village officials. “If our officers were provided the support they need, the crowd control … would not be necessary.”

Hunt ordered both sides to submit a proposal by mid-afternoon Friday to determine a deadline and process to dismantle the fence, which has been in place since September 22.