Oct 15 Protesters on Chicago's South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest By Christine Fernando, Associated Press As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 7:25 ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors… Continue watching
Oct 09 What to know about Trump's National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a court hearing on their deployment. Continue reading
Oct 09 Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments Thursday on a request to block the deployment of members of the Illinois and Texas National Guards while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds. Continue reading
Oct 08 National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon By Erin Hooley, Christine Fernando, Associated Press Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” and said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington about their deployment. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor By Associated Press It wasn’t immediately clear what President Donald Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest example of his brazen calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up, a break from longtime norms. Continue reading
Oct 07 Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Gov. JB Pritzker says some Guard troops from Illinois were to be federalized and deployed to Chicago with others from Texas. Continue reading
Oct 06 Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump's National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading
Oct 06 Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading
Oct 06 Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities. Continue reading