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 march came closer to the U as it passed through the Loop. S. Chicago field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Ida B. Wells Drive and Clark Street after a couple hours of demonstrations.
“Show me what this building is for? Deportations and war,” protesters chanted. “”.
Protesters began to disperse along the route, which caused the march to lose momentum. The throng 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 inspired some protesters. Others expressed their frustration at the need for a protest at all.
An U. S. . As Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Chicago and other U.S. cities, an Army veteran who toured Iraq said he was reminded of his military oath. S. . cities. . 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.”. “”.
As an immigrant himself, he claimed that when he came to the United States, the country “adopted” him.
He remarked, “I feel sad and frustrated.”. Instead of being afraid for myself, I’m afraid for my family. “.”.
With a sign that read, “without due process, no one is safe!” Ashley Galamback, another protester, denounced some reported deportations and arrests that attorneys and advocates have claimed violated due process rights.
Visitors and staff at a few local stores cheered and recorded the march as it marched south on State Street after traveling down Michigan Avenue and along the river. The crowd chanted “shame” and many gave the Trump International Hotel and Tower the middle finger.
David Villegas came to support his friends who he claimed had been impacted by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigration rhetoric and policies. When the Trump tower came into view, he leaped to his feet and threw both middle fingers into the air.
He claimed, “I never felt like doing it during Trump’s first term.”. However, given the second term and his recent actions, I felt compelled to do so in order to relieve some of the tension. “.”.
To protest Trump’s accelerated deportation campaign in Chicago, a few hundred people gathered Tuesday night across from Grant Park in the downtown area.
Signs that read “ICE out of Chi” and “Hands off Chicago” were held by protesters. ” Led by speakers riling up the crowd, they chanted, “Hey Chicago, what do you know, crime is at an all-time low,” a reference to the city’s falling crime rates and the lowest summer murder count since 1965 this year.
Speaking to the crowd, one speaker stated, “We need to band together, stay on the streets, and protect one another.”.
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda organized the demonstration, which attracted honks from pro-immigrant motorists on Michigan Avenue.
More and more people are gradually entering the protest as they continue to chant along with some of the chants from today’s demonstration.
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U was called out by another speaker. S. Those who appear for their immigration case hearings are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who also keep an eye on local courts.
She said, “That’s not right.”.
The speaker declared, “My purpose in being here today is 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. On Tuesday morning, he was greeted by immigration and customs enforcement officers in military fatigues outside his west suburban Cicero home. A Fox News crew that accompanied ICE on a ride-along covered the event.
According to neighbors, immigration officials showed up at 7:30 a.m. m. in two unmarked cars and captured the man while he was trying to enter his vehicle.
Neighbors reported that officers cuffed him after breaking the driver-side window of the car and removing him. Glass fragments were still scattered on the grass and the road on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Rosa and Jose Mora, their neighbors who saw the arrest told them about it.
Rosa Mora remarked, “It’s awful.”. Individuals are afraid. For no other reason than 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 said, “It just sucks.”.
Reactions to reports of U.S. S. . arrests made in their wards by Immigration and Customs Enforcement today.
I, Ald. Around 1:00 p.m., Mike Rodriguez (22nd) left a budget hearing at City Hall. m. to respond to the arrest that was captured on camera at the intersection of South Kostner Avenue and West 26th Street.
He received a text from a constituent who had captured the arrest, but when he arrived on the scene, nobody was there.
In order to link any family members with legal or other forms of support, Rodriguez said he is collaborating with community organizations to ascertain whether the man resides in his ward and the location of his detention.
Ald. According to Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th), 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 in his ward. A mutual aid group 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.
Jose Sanchez, a resident of Little Village, shared a video of a man being arrested at the intersection of South Kostner Avenue and West 26th Street in the Southwest Side neighborhood on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Sanchez, he was unaware that the arrested man was a U. A. officers from Customs and Immigration until he was close enough to see their badges. Sanchez started filming a video to let the neighborhood know that ICE was nearby, even though he didn’t know the man.
It is distressing, he said, that immigration enforcement has increased.
The man being arrested admitted to officers in the video that he had his papers in his backpack on the ground. Agents pushed him into a black van while still handcuffing him.
The 42-year-old Sanchez claimed, “They’re bullies with badges and guns.”. “The community is being terrorized by them.”. “.”.
Sanchez claimed that he went to a nearby Home Depot after recording the arrest to inform those who were waiting for work there that ICE was in the area.
When the Sun-Times asked if Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s chief patrol agent, would change his mind, a spokesperson told them to “stay tuned.”. A. Customs and Border Protection is in the Chicago region to assist in spearheading the city’s most recent deportation effort.
In Los Angeles, Bovino, who usually wears tactical gear, spearheaded the most recent deportation operation that resulted in over 5,000 arrests. On Tuesday, CBS News reported that Bovino is in the Chicago area, citing two unnamed sources.
Bovino has shared videos of raids in California on social media. 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 social media video last week that showed Border Patrol cars in motion, saying, “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.”.
Chicago aldermen monitored reports of U.S. involvement by communicating with their ward offices. S. Sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at City Hall on Tuesday for a separate budget hearing.
“Ald.”. In his office, Andre Vasquez (40th), who chairs the City Council’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee, stated that immigration enforcement has not yet reached “the level of what is being promoted by the president.”. However, he claimed to be aware of “increased ICE activity,” alluding to a weekend incident in Archer Heights that resulted in the arrest of at least three individuals.
Vasquez is requesting that locals use the “SALUTE method” to report immigration enforcement sightings to mutual aid organizations or an alderperson’s office. This method involves noting the size, activity, location, uniform, time, and equipment observed in any suspected enforcement action.
Ald. Northwest Side. According to Ruth Cruz (30th), ICE sighting reports have begun to surface on the South Side and she anticipates that as the week progresses, they will spread northward.
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline number is 855-435-7693, which Cruz asked locals to commit to memory or bookmark. 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.”.
During his Tuesday interview with reporters outside Pilsen’s National Museum of Mexican Art, Gov. According to reports, Gregory Bovino, the U.S. S. It is “evidence that they have terrible plans for the communities of Illinois” that a Border Patrol official who oversaw enforcement raids in California is currently in Chicago. “.”.
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.”. Thus, I’m concerned about our communities. dots. I think ICE needs to improve by a significant amount, and we need Tom Homan to concentrate on something other than his shortcomings in Illinois. “.”.
According to Pritzker, he is “ready to take them to court and standing up and speaking out.”. “”.
The governor accused Trump of having a “nefarious plan, frankly, 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.”. “.”.
