At least 1 hurt, 17 arrested in Chicago anti-ICE protest
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Man posing as cop, carrying loaded gun arrested during anti-ICE protest, Chicago police, sources say
Officers spotted the man with "police identifiers" leaving a parking garage around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police said.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson demands House Speaker Mike Johnson speak up against what he calls immigration enforcement "terrorism" while defending his own controversial immigration policies in Chicago
City officials confirmed reports that President Trump is sending ICE tactical teams to Chicago, the same move that sparked massive protests in Los Angeles.
The demonstration is the latest of several recent rallies in support of America's immigrant communities and against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The calls come ahead of more ICE protests in Chicago as the city braces for potential federal immigration raids by ICE tactical units this week. “As news spreads about militarized ICE teams carrying out Trump’s agenda of hate on the streets of Chicago,
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said Johnson, who is a Democrat. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”
Reported layoffs coming A wave of layoffs will be coming this summer for Illinois workers. According to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, hundreds of layoffs will occur at a half-dozen companies around northern Illinois over the summer.