ICE to ramp up deportations in 3 cities
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Chicago organizers have been working to try to protect undocumented immigrants who have been subject to surprise ICE check-ins that sometimes lead to detentions and deportations. At 21st Street and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop Monday,
ICE officials have been enforcing immigration laws and arresting individuals with final orders of removal, while protests and demonstrations have erupted in response to the actions and
Clerk Anna Valencia announced her office would take the CityKey online portal offline after ICE subpoenaed for personal information of applicants to the program.
City officials confirmed reports that President Trump is sending ICE tactical teams to Chicago, the same move that sparked massive protests in Los Angeles.
Online applications for Chicago’s municipal ID program are on hold after the city clerk’s office received a subpoena from ICE.
Heather Blair, 66, suffered a broken arm when a driver crashed into her Tuesday in the Loop. Blair said she's disappointed her injury will prevent her from attending Chicago’s “No Kings” demonstration on Saturday.
Immigration advocates held a protest in Chicago Thursday afternoon, calling for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical teams sent by the Trump Administration to stand down. The activists were amassing at Michigan Avenue and Ida B.
President Trump announced plans to flood Democrat-run cities, namely New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, with new, larger waves of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to bring about the “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.