Overview
- Police escorted protesters out after a raucous Monday night village meeting where critics challenged Mayor Katrina Thompson over her handling of demonstrations at the Broadview ICE facility.
- Thompson has restricted protests to a designated zone on Beach Street between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and officials removed an aid tent she called ungovernable, prompting activists to dispute safety claims.
- Some residents spoke in support of the mayor and labeled certain demonstrators outsiders, and arguments continued in the parking lot after the meeting was gaveled to a close.
- Religious leaders say ICE and DHS denied clergy entry to provide communion during a large All Saints/Day of the Dead mass, and organizers plan to renew formal requests for pastoral access.
- ICE asserts the facility has faced violence and illegal acts by agitators and says operations will remain unchanged until such activity stops, as protests tied to Operation Midway Blitz continue.