The march through the Loop approached the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chicago field office at Ida B.
At least two Southwest Side aldermen are responding to reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in their wards today.
Sanchez said he didn’t realize that the officers arresting the man were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers until he got close enough to see their badges.
He said the increased immigration enforcement is upsetting.
Chicago alderpersons kept in touch with their ward offices to monitor reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sightings as they gathered Tuesday at City Hall for an unrelated budget hearing.
The U was near the march through the Loop. S. Ida B is the Chicago field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After a few hours of protests, Wells Drive and Clark Street were involved.
“Show me what this building is for? Deportations and war,” protesters chanted. “”.
As demonstrators dispersed along the route, the march lost some of its momentum. The crowd moved down Ida B. The protest came to an end as people began to disperse along Wells Drive, which led back to its starting point close to Grant Park.
By the time the crowd began marching north on Michigan Avenue, the downtown protest had grown to fill several blocks of the closed street. The crowd energized a few protesters. Other people expressed their frustration at the need for a protest.
An U. S. . An Army veteran who toured Iraq claimed that Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to Chicago and other U.S. cities made him remember his military oath. S. . towns. Unwilling to reveal his identity, the man said he would advise National Guard members who are unsure about Trump’s directives to “remember your oath.”. “”.
He claimed that when he came to the United States, the country “adopted” him because he was an immigrant himself.
He remarked, “I feel sad and frustrated.”. “I’m afraid for my family, not for myself.”. “”.
Ashley Galamback, another protester, brought a sign that said, “without due process, no one is safe!” She denounced some reported deportations and arrests that attorneys and advocates claim violated due process rights.
As the march moved down Michigan Avenue and along the river to march south on State Street, tourists and staff at a few local businesses watched, taped, and applauded. Many people in the crowd chanted “shame” and gave the Trump International Hotel and Tower the middle finger as they passed.
David Villegas came to support his friends who he claimed had been impacted by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigration rhetoric and policies. He leaped to his feet and threw both middle fingers into the air as soon as he could see the Trump tower.
Trump remarked, “I never felt like doing it during his first term.”. However, given his recent actions and the second term, I felt compelled to do so in order to relieve some of the tension. “.”.
In Chicago, a few hundred people gathered Tuesday night across from Grant Park in the downtown area to express their opposition to Trump’s accelerated deportation campaign.
Signs that said “ICE out of Chi” and “Hands off Chicago” were held by protesters. “Hey Chicago, what do you know, crime is at an all-time low,” they chanted, led by speakers who thrilled the crowd. This was a reference to the city’s declining crime rates and the lowest number of summer murders since 1965.
One speaker told the crowd, “We need to organize, we need to stay on the streets, and we need to keep each other safe.”.
Supportive motorists on Michigan Avenue honked at the demonstration, which was coordinated by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda.
A growing number of people are gradually entering the protest as they continue to chant some of the slogans from today’s demonstration.
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“U” was called out by another speaker. S. . Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep an eye on local courts and hold individuals who appear for hearings on immigration cases.
She said, “That’s not right.”.
The speaker declared, “I am here today to protect your children, my children, my sisters, and my brothers.”. “We are looking out for one another more than ever before, and we are defending one another with the strength of community.”. “.”.
U arrested a man. S. . Tuesday morning, immigration and customs enforcement officials in military fatigues were seen outside his west suburban Cicero home. A Fox News crew that accompanied ICE on a ride-along covered the event.
Approximately 7:30 a.m., according to neighbors, immigration officials arrived. m. in two unidentified cars and captured the man while he was trying to enter his vehicle.
According to neighbors, officers cuffed him after breaking the driver-side window of the car and removing him. On Tuesday afternoon, there were still glass fragments scattered on the grass and the road.
According to Rosa and Jose Mora, their neighbors who saw the arrest told them about it.
As Rosa Mora put it, “It’s awful.”. People are afraid. Due to your color, you are not even allowed to leave your house.
Although the pair is new to the area, Jose Mora claimed he frequently witnessed the man leave his house to take his father-in-law to his doctor’s appointments.
Jose Mora declared, “It just sucks.”.
In response to reports of U.S. A. arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their wards today.
I, Ald. At approximately 1:00 pm, Mike Rodriguez (22nd) left a budget hearing at City Hall. M. to react to the arrest that was captured on camera at the intersection of South Kostner Avenue and West 26th Street.
By the time he arrived at the scene, nobody was there, but he received a text from a constituent who had recorded the arrest.
Rodriguez stated that he is collaborating with neighborhood organizations to ascertain whether the man resides in his ward and the location of his detention in order to provide any family members with legal or other forms of assistance.
Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th) stated that he is attempting to obtain information regarding a man who was arrested this morning and is married to a teaching assistant for the Chicago Public Schools at a school within his ward. A mutual aid organization informed him of the arrest.
The man was arrested this morning close to their home in Gage Park, but according to Sigcho Lopez, he is from Honduras and is unsure of his whereabouts.
A video of a man being arrested at the intersection of West 26th Street and South Kostner Avenue in the Southwest Side neighborhood was shared on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon by Jose Sanchez, a resident of Little Village.
Sanchez claimed he was unaware that the man was being arrested by U. S. until he was close enough to see the badges of the immigration and customs enforcement officials. Despite not knowing the man, Sanchez started filming a video to let the neighborhood know that ICE was nearby.
The heightened immigration enforcement, he said, is distressing.
On camera, the man who was being arrested admitted to officers that he had his papers on the ground in his backpack. He was still handcuffed and pushed into a black van by the agents.
Sanchez, 42, declared, “They are bullies with badges and guns.”. “They’re frightening the neighborhood.”. “”.
Sanchez said that after recording the arrest, he went to a nearby Home Depot to inform those who were waiting for jobs there that ICE was in the area.
A representative for the Department of Homeland Security told the Sun-Times to “keep an eye out” when they inquired as to whether Gregory Bovino, the U.S. A. The most recent deportation campaign in Chicago is being led by Customs and Border Protection, which is in the Chicago region.
Bovino led the most recent deportation effort in Los Angeles, which resulted in over 5,000 arrests. Bovino is usually seen wearing tactical gear. CBS News said on Tuesday that Bovino is in the Chicago region, citing two unnamed sources.
Videos of California raids have been shared on social media by Bovino. Additionally, he reposted the DHS announcement from Monday regarding the “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago, which was carried out by the Trump administration.
Bovino shared a video of Border Patrol cars in motion on social media last week, writing, “We’re taking this show on the road to a city near you.”. The song “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson played in the background as Bovino stated, “We’re going to trade these palm trees for some skyscrapers, and the mission continues.”.
In order to track reports of U.S. A. As they assembled at City Hall on Tuesday for an unrelated budget hearing, they were spotted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), who chairs the Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee of the City Council, stated that immigration enforcement has not yet reached “the level of what is being promoted by the president” in his office. In reference to an incident that occurred in Archer Heights over the weekend in which at least three people were detained, he stated that he is aware of “increased ICE activity.”.
By using the “SALUTE method,” which involves noting the size, activity, location, uniform, time, and equipment seen in any suspected enforcement action, Vasquez is urging locals to report immigration enforcement sightings to mutual aid organizations or an alderperson’s office.
Ald. Northwest Side. Reports of ICE sightings have begun to surface on the South Side, according to Ruth Cruz (30th), and she anticipates that as the week goes on, they will spread north.
Cruz asked locals to commit the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline number, 855-435-7693, to memory or save it. She claimed that since Trump’s announcement of the deportation campaign on Monday, she had not observed a significant shift in the number of sightings or constituent concerns.
Cruz stated, “However, we’re remaining dedicated, focused, and taking everything very seriously.”.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday outside Pilsen’s National Museum of Mexican Art, Gov. According to JB Pritzker’s reports, Gregory Bovino, the U. A. The fact that a Border Patrol official who oversaw enforcement raids in California is currently in Chicago is “proof that they have dreadful plans for the communities of Illinois.”. “”.
Pritzker remarked, “[Trump border czar] Tom Homan has essentially stated that they will be working twice as hard here, in a manner that they might not have done in Los Angeles.”. Therefore, I’m concerned about our communities. The dot. In my opinion, ICE needs to improve by a significant margin, and Tom Homan needs to shift his attention from his shortcomings in Illinois. “.”.
Pritzker declared that he is “prepared to take them to court, standing up and speaking out.”. “”.
To put it plainly, the governor accused Trump of a “nefarious plan to bring military into cities so that ultimately, in the 2026 election, people will be normalized to the idea of militarization during the next election so that he can affect that election’s outcome.”. “.”.
