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'Profoundly concerned': Judge orders ICE official to testify after Chicago tear-gassing incident
A federal judge on Thursday said she is "profoundly concerned” with the apparent violations by federal agents of a temporary restraining order she issued last week.
CHICAGO — Cook County barred the use of county-owned buildings, parking lots, garages and vacant lots for civil immigration enforcement activities, implementing similar measures enacted in Chicago and most recently neighboring Lake County.
Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.
Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday condemned aggressive immigration raids that in recent weeks have resulted in violent clashes between federal agents and protestors in the Chicago region — but it remains uncertain whether their words will translate to legislative action during the fall session.
More than 100 community leaders rallied at the State Capitol on Tuesday, demanding protections from federal agents. Lawmakers are back in Springfield for their veto session and immigration policies are quickly taking center stage during the legislature’s October session.