(The Center Square) – Designated protest times are being ordered by the mayor of Broadview, Illinois, after chaotic protests this past weekend.
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson’s office announced an executive order establishing fixed protest hours for between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily around the Beach Street Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Facility.
“I have repeatedly said that I intend to defend the protesters’ constitutionally protected free speech rights,” Thompson said in a statement. “I support their cause. But the repeated clashes with ICE agents in our town are causing enormous disruptions in the quality of life for my residents whose rights I have taken an oath to protect. We live here. Our residents live here and deserve dignity and respect.”…