US EditionChicago Cyclists Buy Out Vendors' Goods Amid Crackdown
- On Sunday, November 16, 2025, Cycling x Solidarity and the Street Vendors Association of Chicago organized coordinated buyouts to help those impacted by the immigration crackdown.
- Department of Homeland Security operations called `Midway Blitz` have entered a third month, with more than 3,200 people arrested amid growing vendor fears, organizers say.
- Riders gather at Chinatown Square Plaza before cycling through Back of the Yards, with up to 100 volunteer cyclists buying out vendors' inventory and using whistles, hotlines, and videos to warn of agents.
- The Street Vendors Association of Chicago has raised over $300,000 t, and organizers in Oregon and Missouri ask for guidance, as virtual trainings doubled from 500 to 1,000 participants.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection signaled it will target other cities, and a surge has begun in Charlotte, North Carolina, though officials say intensity could subside soon.
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Open Warfare Has Erupted On The Streets Of Chicago
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Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They pass out the food to people in need.
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