Upcoming Events:
- Ongoing now until 7pm tonight: Community Gathering/Protest at Broadview ICE facility, from 7am this morning to 7pm tonight. More info/coverage from Rachel Cohen & Unraveled Press.
- Tonight at 6pm: The People vs. La Migra organizing meeting at Chicago Liberation Center. Deets here.
- Saturday at 5pm: Coalition Against the Trump Agenda protest at Great Lakes Naval Base. More info.
- Sunday at noon: Join Indivisible and many others to support our neighbors at Sunday’s Mexican Independence Day Parade in Little Village! Info here.
Fox 32 Chicago: Protesters to stage 12-hour demonstration at suburban Chicago ICE facility
ABC Chicago: Protesters gather outside Broadview ICE facility amid Midway Blitz crackdown
Chicago Sun-Times: Feds tout ‘worst of the worst’ arrested in Chicago immigration blitz, but some were caught out of state
Chicago Sun-Times: How many immigrants has ICE arrested and detained so far this year? Here’s what we know.
Chicago Tribune: Hundreds of hotline calls but no clear arrest numbers days into federal immigration ‘blitz’
“(ICIRR’s Lawrence) Benito attributed the surge in hotline calls this week to a greater prevalence of federal officers, but also a community awareness of ICE activity.
“This is why ICE is having such a difficult time rounding people up in the numbers that they want — that they’re trying to change their tactics based on what their conditions are on the ground. And we have a very informed community that know their rights,” he said.”
Chicago Sun-Times: Gov. Pritzker ‘glad’ Trump shifting focus from sending National Guard to Chicago: ‘We don’t need them’
Block Club Chicago: No National Guard In Chicago After All? Trump Appears To Sour On Plan
ABC Chicago: Chicago activists to give update to immigrant community amid ICE’s Midway Blitz crackdown
Mexican Independence Day Celebrations
Chicago Sun-Times/La Voz: Residents plan flag-waving caravans for Mexican Independence Day weekend as a form of protest
Block Club Chicago: Downtown Streets Could Close During Mexican Independence Day Celebrations, City Warns
Axios Chicago: Trump’s immigration crackdown looms over Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebrations The TRiiBE: How to share your videos of ICE and other federal agents with The TRiiBE