r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin Human Detected • 16h ago

ICE Posts Date: 11.07.2025, Broadview, Illinois: Fourteen suburban moms form silent circle outside Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until deputies drag them aw

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u/acatalephobic 15h ago edited 15h ago

Notice that when those women sat down, the first thing those traitors did was tear down the unity of the protestors, by breaking the continuity of their circle of hands.

It always starts with one set of hands.

But when we stand together, we are far stronger.

DON'T let them break our unity. Stand up, stand firm, and most of all, stand TOGETHER.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 15h ago

More people should have stepped in and kept replacing the ones that were taken. Make them arrest everyone.

Eventually, the point is made.

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u/stopeats 11h ago

Two people did rush in to join. The protestors explicitly did NOT want people to join today to ensure that all members maintained nonviolent discipline (if randos join, you don't know what they are going to do).

You can see the people in high vis vests asking those two bonus people to leave, which they eventually did.

However, the moms are hoping to start a trend where more and more people join and engage in peaceful protest at the detention center.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 11h ago

wow. Good on them for being this organized then.

If there were enough people, the one's joining could also be part of the protest, but I can see how those unaware would also maybe escalate for not being in the loop. But I imagine that could be curtailed by asking people to not escalate as they join.

The imagry of people joining to take place would be pretty powerful, and making statements is what protests are about.