4 d. ago Escalation of Chicago immigration operations lead to claims of discriminatory stops

The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump administration growing federal intervention across U.S. cities

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1 week ago ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago

An immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area is troubling immigrants and activists because of what they say are increasingly aggressive tactics

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2 w. ago Reporter and House candidate Kat Abughazleh thrown to the ground by ICE as 400 arrested in Chicago

‘This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights,’ said Kat Abughazaleh

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2 w. ago More than 400 arrests made in Chicago area operation so far, top immigration official says

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has made 400 arrests in Chicago since launching “Operation Midway” Blitz” less than two weeks ago, offering an early gauge of what is shaping up as a major enforcement effort similar to Los Angeles and Washington, D

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2 w. ago As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back

As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating

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3 w. ago Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago

Ben Bergquam was with Ice agents during a raid on Sunday and yelled at protesters that they were ‘the enemy within’A rightwing influencer accompanied officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Chicago on Sunday as the agency ramps up arrests in the city. Ice agents arrested four people on the city’s south-west side.Ben Bergquam, the rightwing internet personality, was with agents, filming and making content as well as getting into altercations with local residents along the way, according to a video the Guardian viewed on X. In the video, he appears to be in the car with Ice agents and nearby as they arrest people; later on he yells at a group of Chicagoans who are gathered to prevent Ice operations that they are “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Border Patrol official who led LA ICE raids arrives in Chicago as Trump ramps up crackdown

Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino is reportedly in the Chicago area and has ‘vowed a blitz of arrests in the region’

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3 w. ago Brit caught smuggling £15million of cocaine into America will be home in two years after agreeing plea deal and avoiding 60

Kim Hall, 29, was arrested at Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport last summer when customs officers discovered 43 kilos of the Class A drug stuffed into two suitcases.

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3 w. ago DHS launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ unveiling plans for mass deportation arrests in Chicago

Demonstrators gathered in Chicago over the weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies

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