FYI: Today at 3pm: Governor Pritzker to speak on armed agents in downtown Chicago (watch on NBC Chicago)
Chicago Sun-Times / WBEZ: Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’.
“Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.”
Also covered in WTTW / AP, Block Club Chicago, Illinois Politico Playbook, and the Chicago Tribune.
WBEZ: ICE made unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz, new court filing says
“A federal court filing by civil rights groups alleges that ICE arrested 27 people in the Chicago area without warrants or probable cause. The filing describes incidents in Elgin and other suburbs, and even includes claims of U.S. citizens being detained.”
Capitol News Illinois: As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
The Guardian: Illinois senator demands to meet with Ice amid clashes at immigration facility
WBEZ Chicago: Standing up to ICE in suburban Chicago, the People’s Patrol puts its faith in resistance
Reuters: ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago and other cities
“In recent days, protests near a Chicago ICE facility turned tense, with use of tear gas and arrests. The report places Chicago in a broader pattern of ICE enforcement ramping up in major cities.”
Broadview ICE Facility + Journalists Targeted
AP: Chicago area center in Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
“The ICE / processing center in Broadview continues to draw scrutiny: detainees report poor access to food, showers, medical care, and legal counsel; some say they’ve been held up to five days in squalid conditions.”
Fox 32 Chicago: Broadview Police launch investigation after CBS reporter’s car allegedly was fired at with chemical munition
Chicago Sun-Times: Broadview police probe federal agent who shot pepper rounds at CBS reporter’s vehicle
The TRiiBE: Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility
Block Club Chicago: ICE Escalates Violence Against Protesters In Broadview, Journalist Arrested
ABC Chicago: Protesters expected to return to Broadview ICE facility after weekend clashes
Back of the Yards Tamale Vendor Laura Murillo Arrested by ICE
Chicago Sun-Times: ICE arrests tamale vendor in Back of the Yards, online fundraiser launched to assist vendors
“Laura Murillo, who has been in the U.S. for 20 years and has two daughters, was taken into custody Thursday at 47th Street and Damen Avenue. She was taken to the Broadview immigration lockup.”
Block Club Chicago: After Beloved Tamale Vendor Arrested By ICE, Neighbors Vow To Keep Her Stand Going