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Among those arrested, DHS identified a Venezuelan man officials allege is affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang.
Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday creating "ICE-free zones" across Chicago. The order designates spaces like schools, parks, and libraries off-limits and allows private businesses to opt in to the protection network. The move follows a series of controversial ICE raids in Chicago.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an order making city property off-limits to ICE. As federal troops deploy to Chicago, this is a bold stand for accountability and human rights. No city should ever be turned into a battleground for political power. pic.twitter.com/5qI3Mr8Khh
Residents on the Southwest Side of Chicago are demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not be allowed to use The Yards Plaza.
Since September, at least six unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents. That number is likely higher, but the social invisibility and isolation already faced by people experiencing homelessness make their disappearances harder to track.
A professor at the University of Chicago was arrested Friday and charged with felonies stemming from protests at an ICE facility in the suburbs of the city.
With the Trump Administration escalating its crackdown in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has ordered the creation of “ICE-free zones” throughout the city to limit the areas in which federal authorities can carry out their immigration enforcement operations.