US EditionUsing Helicopters and Chemical Agents, Immigration Agents Become Increasingly Aggressive in Chicago
- Federal immigration agents conducted aggressive raids in Chicago starting last month, arresting over 1,000 immigrants across multiple neighborhoods.
- The crackdown followed an expiration in May of a consent decree regulating arrests, prompting intensified and militarized enforcement tactics in immigrant communities.
- Agents used helicopters, unmarked trucks, chemical agents near schools, zip ties on adults and children, and surrounded buildings in neighborhoods like South Shore and broadly Latino areas.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker stated on CNN, "They are the ones that are making it a war zone," referring to agents firing tear gas and smoke grenades during operations.
- The tactics spurred tense protests, multiple criminal investigations, federal lawsuits, and calls for state agency probes into alleged civil rights violations and harsh treatment of children.
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Increasingly aggressive immigration agents using chemical agents, helicopters in Chicago
Chicago — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.
Tensions Mount in Chicago as Federal Immigration Tactics Intensify
Federal immigration agents in Chicago are employing increasingly aggressive tactics, such as deploying chemical agents near schools and using helicopters. These actions have led to arrests and heightened tensions, drawing criticism from local leaders and activists. The situation prompts ongoing protests and legal actions against federal agencies.
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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
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.
Chicago Alderperson handcuffed by federal agents speaks out as ICE escalates tactics
Since returning to office, President Trump has sought to reshape Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fit his mass deportation agenda. ICE insists agents use a “minimal amount of force” when making arrests, but video footage shows otherwise. Now with Trump ordering federal deployments into Chicago against the wishes of local officials, Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes says, “This is not about safety or security. This is about sowing division…
Duckworth Accuses ICE Agents of Using 'Gestapo Tactics' in Chicago
Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation, " Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of "using Gestapo tactics" in Chicago. The post Duckworth Accuses ICE Agents of Using ‘Gestapo Tactics’ in Chicago appeared first on Breitbart.
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