Posted on 10/15/2025 6:20:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber
An 8-foot security fence surrounding the Broadview, Illinois Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility has been removed at the order of a U.S. District Court judge.
Judge Lashonda Hunt ordered the removal of the security fence last Friday, claiming that the temporary fence was on municipal land without permission and allegedly violated local ordinances by blocking emergency vehicles.
Hunt had ruled that the fence violated safety code because the gate was 16 feet wide, rather than the 20-foot requirement adopted by the village under the International Fire Code.
The judge’s order stated: “DHS’s Beach Street gate creates a quasi-federal zone where the Village’s ability to respond to emergencies is hindered and only allows it to provide lifesaving services at the whims and fancies of the Federal Defendants.”
The timing of the removal of the fence has raised concerns that there will be one less barrier between ICE agents and protesters during this coming weekend’s large-scale “no kings day” protests scheduled across the nation.
ICE has appealed the judge’s decision, citing security concerns over the likelihood of widespread protests this weekend.
The fence was first put up in September, following violent clashes between protesters and ICE agents as well as the blocking of ICE vehicles and the slashing of tires.
Antifa activists tend to block the entrances and exits to ICE facilities, requiring officers to physically confront and arrested agitators in order to open a path for vehicles.
Contrary to the judge’s claim, the fence did not obstruct the passage of emergency vehicles like fire trucks and ambulances, which had their own separate access routes that were kept clear by the barrier.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began dismantling the fence just before the court’s midnight deadline last night.
Whether the removal of the security fence makes ICE agents easier targets for the planned “no kings day” unrest, remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is appealing another federal judge’s decision temporarily blocking it from sending National Guard troops to Chicago to assist federal officers, including ICE personnel, in addressing violent crime there.
Lashonda
Judge Lashinda Hunt
Born: 1970 (age 55 years), Clarksdale, MS
Professions: Judge, Lawyer, Qadi
A qadi is the magistrate or judge of a Sharia court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and auditing of public works.
time for the Feds to exercise some eminent domain, at fair market value of course, to be determined AFTER the property is seized ...
Deport Pedro! And his two cholo hermanos.
Commandeer some pig farmer’s soil and beautify the front with large flower beds. Everybody smiling funny.
Folks have a right to vent verbally.
Can’t they just mark the violent guys clothes and pick them up later? Shoot sponges/paintballs with the uv dye. Video at the violence, video at the shot/location. Hitting ankles/feet makes most sense because shoes are least likely to be changed.
This “Federal” judge came out of the Democratic sewer, will reek forever and is encrusted in slime.
“The Ice agents may be left with no choice except to shoot. Probably the situation the left is trying to orchestrate.”
Well, we can hope.
Judge Lashonda
There's your problem ...
Not dumb... the judge is the robed wing of Antifa..
I thought fences didn’t work.
They have one sweet ride. And they play Zapp.
So LaShonda is worried about safety of the local citizens because the fence sticks four feet into the municipal property? In other words, she doesn’t care one whit about the DAILY safety of our federal officers putting their lives on the line against the anarchist mobs every single day? How often would a public safety vehicle have to use that particular street? Once a month? Can they not go into the opposing lane for the 100 yard drive past the federal building? Can they not use alternative city streets? The federal force does not enjoy the option of using alternatives.
What a red herring. “LaShonda” tells you all you need to know about this so-called “judge.” She and her illogic make me absolutely furious.
How many divisions does the judge have?
Hold, occupy, and possess...
Combinations too powerful to be suppressed...
Where have I heard those words before?
She doesn't.
Oh, Boo Boo...
“The Ice agents may be left with no choice except to shoot.”
Clearly mark the no-go zones.
Barrett M82s for people, AT4/M136s for vehicle incursions.
Game on.
Your move.
Feds: time to break out the M-60s.
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