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Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Complete coverage: ICE activity in Northwest Indiana and Chicago A crowd lined up outside East Chicago City hall protesting recent local activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this week. "We understand how alarming and distressing this situation may have been for our staff and for our residents and families with loved ones laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery," the trustee said. Multiple videos circulating social media on Thursday show masked officers who appear to be ICE agents arresting people in East Chicago. City and police officials say they have not participated in any "immigration enforcement actions, and no information has been shared with ICE regarding such matters." "It is deeply concerning that federal agents would enter and use Hammond’s property without permission — especially when the Federal Courthouse is located just one block west of our police headquarters," the mayor said. CHICAGO — A federal judge has ruled that federal agents violated the rights of news reporters and protesters responding to immigration arrests in Chicago, and restricted future actions against them. “We’re going to not back off. In fact, we’re doubling down, and we’re going to be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there,” Noem said. Sen. Dick Durbin called President Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to Illinois an "unprecedented, unnecessary and unlawful abuse of power." See the video for yourself. ROME — Pope Leo XIV urged labor union leaders from Chicago on Thursday to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks, weighing in as the Trump administration crackdown on immigrants intensifies in the pontiff's hometown. In court documents, prosecutors claim that Eman Abdelhadi “knowingly and intentionally” spat at an Illinois State Police trooper at a protest line manned with state personnel. CHICAGO — Lawyers for the Trump administration argued in a filing late Wednesday that escalating violence against immigration officials during the ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” enforcement actions justify the deployment of National Guard troops to protect against “a danger of a rebellion against federal authority” that impedes “the ability of federal officials to enforce federal law.” CHICAGO — National Guard troops were “employed” in the Chicago area early Thursday, according to a U.S. official, and Broadview officials said that apparently included a deployment to their village. Federal prosecutors dismissed felony charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities accused of assaulting federal officers during a recent protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility. The latest exchange came as Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois and were stationed at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Elwood, near Joliet. CHICAGO — Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday amid mounting judicial scrutiny of the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. “I think the grand jurors... stood up for the First Amendment right to protest, and reject gestapo-like troops on the streets of Chicago and neighboring communities,” their defense attorney said. Gov. JB Pritzker says he hasn't been told where the Trump administration plans to send National Guard troops who have reported to the Chicago area. President Trump says Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson "should be in jail" for opposing his National Guard deployment in Chicago. Both Democrats say they won’t be intimidated. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.
