Eucharistic Procession to Broadview Detention Center
DATE: Saturday, October 11, 2025
TIME: 10 AM
MEETING PLACE: St. Eulalia Catholic Church, 1825 S 9th Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
PROCESSION: Approximately one-mile walk to Broadview Detention Center, 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL 60155
map of the procession route below
Please stay with a buddy who knows your name and birth date. Make sure you know their name and birth date.
There is ample parking available at the church.
We've been in touch with the Illinois State Police and they will provide on-the-ground support that day to ensure that we can safely process. We will also have 15 safety marshals on hand to guide the procession.
The National Lawyers Guild will be present, wearing bright green hats. They are there to observe and ensure protesters’ rights are protected. If you see any legal issues, like an arrest, please get a Legal Observer in the bright green hat for assistance. If you are arrested and looking for legal representation, call the NLG Hotline at 872-4NLG-CHI (872-465-4244).
What to bring:
Rosaries
Signs with Catholic messaging
Comfortable walking shoes
Wear your yellow CSPL t-shirts!
For all who are unable to physically join us on this procession, we invite you to pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary to unite with us in solidarity as we walk.
Sustain us on the journey to justice
Whether you’ll be walking with us tomorrow or praying with us in solidarity from a distance, you can play an important role in building the momentum of our struggle for justice and peace. As a Monthly Sustainer, you will keep us equipped with the many supplies we need—tents, t-shirts, educational materials, signs, safety equipment, and so much more. We also welcome one-time donations. Our members are digging deep to find the courage and stamina this moment requires of us. We hope you will dig deep as you take the holy act of a gift made in faith.
About the Procession
On Saturday, October 11, CSPL will gather at St. Eulalia Catholic Church—the birthplace of CSPL—and then process the one-mile walk to the Broadview Detention Center. October is the Month of the Rosary, so we will be praying the Rosary as we walk to invite Mary to be with us and strengthen us as we stand against challenges similar to those she faced when she was a refugee in Egypt.
While detention by ICE had been discontinued as Illinois ended agreements for state facilities to be used to house people detained during immigration proceedings, the Broadview Center is now being used to detain people arrested as part of ICE and DHS operations across our region. Increasing reports tell of inhumane conditions in the overcrowded facility, and clergy, along with our elected officials, lawyers, and other immigrant advocates are being denied access to the people held within—and deported from—the facility.
Accompanied by priests, CSPL will make a Eucharistic Procession to the Detention Center, where a delegation will attempt to gain access to the facility in order to give Communion and minister to the people being detained against their rights and in disregard for their dignity. Please join us on this faithful, peaceful, and courageous pilgrimage to bring what solidarity and comfort we can to our community members facing such trauma at the hands of the systemic sin of detention and deportation.
