ICE Chicago news: Demonstrators at Broadview ICE facility; DHS defends apparent tear gas use on Little Village protesters

ICE Chicago news: Demonstrators at Broadview ICE facility; DHS defends apparent tear gas use on Little Village protesters

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Protesters gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview once again, as they have done every Friday now for several weeks. Friday’s demonstration has remained fairly contained to one corner as protesters keep within the safety zone, speaking out against the Trump’s administration’s operation “Midway Blitz” and the…

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FBI agents' reassignments to US immigration enforcement under Donald Trump may impact counterterrorism, corruption investigations

FBI agents’ reassignments to US immigration enforcement under Donald Trump may impact counterterrorism, corruption investigations

CHICAGO (WLS) — Nearly 25% of FBI agents are now working on immigration enforcement, according to numbers provided by the FBI to Sen. Mark Warner’s office. But those numbers get even higher when looking at some of the biggest field offices around the country: up to 45% of those FBI agents are working on President…

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Chicago immigration raids: Family 'unlawfully' detained by ICE at Millennium Park now separated, court filing argues

Chicago immigration raids: Family ‘unlawfully’ detained by ICE at Millennium Park now separated, court filing argues

CHICAGO (WLS) — Attorneys for the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) have argued in court that federal agents working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated the law when they detained a family of four this past weekend in front of the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park. The arrest took place on Sunday when…

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Donald Trump Chicago meme: 'We're not going to war' with Chicago, president says, after post referencing 'Department of War'

Donald Trump Chicago meme: ‘We’re not going to war’ with Chicago, president says, after post referencing ‘Department of War’

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump was adamant with reporters on Sunday that “we’re not going to war” with Chicago, after he shared a post on Saturday with a caption that reads, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” “We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,”…

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