Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents clashed with demonstrators outside an immigrant processing center in a Chicago suburb on September 27.

The protest turned confrontational when ICE agents deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd. Activists have been gathering weekly at the facility since September 8, when the Trump administration announced a ramp-up of immigration enforcement operations across Illinois.

Protesters accused ICE of using excessive force, while agency officials defended their actions as necessary to maintain order outside the facility.

The clashes underscore the heightened tensions surrounding immigration policy in the state, where immigrant rights groups have vowed to continue demonstrations against the administration’s enforcement measures.