ICE Escalates Extreme Force in Chicago; Trump Calls National Guard + Illinois Files Lawsuit
- Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment (link)
- NBC News: Illinois sues the Trump administration over National Guard deployment to Chicago (link)
- Chicago Tribune: Gov. JB Pritzker says Texas National Guard expected to join troops from Illinois as deportations escalate (link)
- WGN: Pritzker gears up for legal battle with Trump over federal troops, responds to personal insults (link)
- Associated Press: Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago (link)
- The Guardian: Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show ICE using extreme force in Chicago (link)
- WBEZ: Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours (link)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Woman shot by Border Patrol is charged; Brighton Park residents say feds antagonized the community (link)
- Reuters: Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel (link)
- Time: ‘Military-Style’ ICE Raid on Chicago Apartment Building Shows Escalation in Trump’s Crackdown (link)
- Chicago Sun-Times: After military-style raid on South Shore apartment, Congress members rally around residents (link)
- Newsweek: ICE agents dragged naked children out of homes in Chicago raid, neighbors say (link)
- WBEZ: As DHS claims hundreds of arrests in Chicago, advocates launch independent dashboard to track deportations (link)
- The Guardian: Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman (link)
Judge Blocks Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Oregon
- Associated Press: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon (link)
- The New York Times: Judge Again Blocks Guard Deployment as Trump Expands His Targets (link)
Community Members, Activists, and Elected Officials Push Back Against ICE and Troop Deployment
- Crain’s Chicago Business: Chicago biz groups push back on Trump’s National Guard plan (link)
- Chicago Tribune: Illinois Democratic lawmakers take on activist role amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown (link)
- WTTW: Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Handcuffed by Federal Agents While Asking About Patient’s ICE Warrant at Hospital (link)
- Block Club Chicago: Amid ICE Activity, CTU And Elected Officials Call For Community To Protect Students, Families (link)
- Block Club Chicago: Brighton Park Gas Station Clerk Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds (link)
Broadview
- Fox 32 Chicago: Journalists, clergy sue federal government over ‘extreme’ force used at Broadview ICE protests (link)
- Chicago Sun-Times: Amid national glare, Broadview mayor keeps focus on her 8,000 residents: ‘I can’t be afraid’ (link)
- WBEZ: Are Illinois State Police helping ICE in Broadview? (link)