Cook County Drops 19 Misdemeanor Cases From Nov. 14 Clergy-Led ICE Protest

Overview

• The Nov. 14 demonstration outside the Broadview processing center resulted in 21 arrests after some participants moved past barricades.
• The 19 dismissed cases were misdemeanors filed by Cook County sheriff’s officers, including obstruction, disorderly conduct and walking on a highway.
• Two people from that day still face charges, one accused of mob action and another of resisting a police officer.
• Clergy leading the action said they sought to deliver communion and pastoral care to detainees, while the sheriff’s office said the group left the designated protest area and assembled in the roadway.
• Related legal activity continues from the fall protest wave, with several federal cases still pending and the group known as the Broadview Six set for trial in March.