A federal judge toured the Broadview ICE processing facility on Thursday, amid a lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions for immigrants being detained inside the building.

A federal judge and a handful of attorneys representing some ICE detainees spent more than four hours Thursday inside the ICE processing facility in Broadview.

CHICAGO — Six Chicago-area progressive candidates, officeholders and activists pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges alleging they “impeded” a federal agent during a September protest outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in suburban Broadview.

Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other people pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing protesters of interfering with ICE agents in Broadview.

People swept up in immigration raids across the Chicago area could be freed in a matter of days following a judge's ruling, with at least 13 expected to be released Friday and potentially more than 600 as early as next week.