Lake officials sound alarm over spike in federal activity: ‘They’re trying to rip our communities apart’

Lake officials sound alarm over spike in federal activity: ‘They’re trying to rip our communities apart’

Local and state officials denounced what they say is an increase in federal immigration enforcement activity in Lake County at a news conference Tuesday, with community organizers warning of “abductions” across the county over the past week. The event was held less than a block from where one of several recent confrontations involving federal agents had occurred. On Monday afternoon, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham attempted to intervene in the Bo…