The free speech zone.

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Pro-tip: if you have video of you or others directly intervening to obstruct ICE or de-arrest someone, for god’s sake don’t post it on social media. Or at a minimum blur faces first. You’re just begging for federal charges.

Please note that the things Mills is most mad about—false calls, and his officers being exposed to chemical weapons—have nothing to do with the feds attacking protesters. He's perfectly happy to have ISP do that instead so long as his guys are unbothered.

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Illinois State Police were enraged by one small attempt at a protest march last night (which was marching *away* from the ICE facility, FTR) led by a known local activist who just does that: marches. Never saw any violence on the part of protesters.

Activists in L.A. identified this CBP officer earlier this yr. Today, he choked, body slammed and detained a young man in Chicago. What's particularly fashy about this moment is that CBP officers get to commit crimes w/ impunity and people who tell you their identities are charged with felonies.

It’s so crazy to see this same unjustified and unhinged violence keep playing out in multiple cities, while so much of the nation, and even our cities, just carry on as if everything is fine.

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Some folks here are calling out ISP troopers by name, looking up their salaries, and roasting them.

ICIRR, BPNC, and the southwest side rapid response team are out with a joint statement recounting what rapid response team members and neighbors observed at 40th & Kedzie, where federal agents shot somebody earlier today, repudiating DHS claims. Full statement here: www.instagram.com/p/DPaGLCEjW5C

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ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now. Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be. They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.

Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.

"they don't give a fuck about you either. why are you protecting them?"

Dion is a Chicago Police District Councilor. Even he says it feels like Illinois State Police is assisting ICE.

Saying this again for everyone who just started following my coverage: I understand things are scary and tense and only escalating, but *do not* threaten or plan violence in my qts or comments. Immediate block. If you don't care how you make me less safe, think about how you make you less safe.

ACAB forever & always 🔊

Wild scene: Suspected plainclothes agent filming a DC citizen, demanding to know where they live. Agent accuses citizen of not being from DC because they have a "different accent." (Witness told me agent had Ohio plates & was possibly carrying a gun or radio beneath his shirt).

@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

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Notice that he doesn't mention the unprovoked ICE attack on protesters at Broadview—who were already complying with the commands of police—probably bc his state cops assisted in that violent attack. He prob thought he could prevent the troop deployment by helping ICE police protesters. Didn't work.

"working together" AKA protecting and helping ICE assault and arrest people

Thread lists zero actions the Governor will take

Been thinking a lot about how things keep escalating, and rather quickly. From the beginning, Trump has followed a pattern of doing something outlandish to test the response. If the response is sufficiently negative, he pulls back. If he sees he’s given an inch, he’ll take a mile. Repeat.

More feds and protesters have arrived. Maybe 100 neighbors here now. Close to 50 Feds. Agents appear armed with a full assortment of chemical munitions. Protesters moved 30+ feet back as agents with tear gas launchers moved to the front line. It’s also 86° in Chicago rn.

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition. A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon. There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified. This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:

Some differences in tactics we've noticed since Border Patrol has arrived: raids going later into the day (Chicago ICE was previously mostly sticking to very early mornings), more traffic stops, agents grabbing more people at once vs more individuals

Non-exhaustive list of cops in Broadview yesterday includes: ICE, CBP + Border Patrol, BOP special ops, DEA special ops, ATF, HSI, FBI IL state police, Cook Co sheriff's officers, Broadview PD, at least a dozen other suburban depts both individually and as part of NIPAS

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It was a bunch of people praying and singing. Local cops cleared a path for a fascist propaganda op and then assisted federal forces in brutalizing protesters. Those are the facts.

Chicago isn't pleased.

In the past 4 weeks in Chicago, ICE/CBP have snatched hundreds of people off the streets & homes, shot & killed a single-father in his car, smashed & abandoned countless cars, and deployed chemical munitions at protesters, journalists, & now on public streets. Today they cuffed an alderperson.

Those who still hope that local police will protect us from fascist feds like ICE are missing a central piece of how we got here: investing billions in police over the last few decades was an investment in state violence, impunity, and ultimately in authoritarianism. Police are the heart of fascism.

what the fuck. i still can't get over we have fucking nazis rolling around chicago kidnapping people and handcuffing kids, beating protestors, breaking into buildings and throwing gas grenades like every fucking day now. i love this city and they are fucking terrorizing it

It appears that the same federal agent who handcuffed Ald. Fuentes also pushed a protestor with a car around 6:15 a.m. today outside the Broadview ICE facility. After ordering the protestor out of the road, he threatens to "slam [his] ass on the fucking ground." bsky.app/profile/scot...

State cops literally assisted ICE in assaulting and arresting people who had been actively complying with the demands of state police. Folks were on the sidewalk, and ICE marched up and attacked the crowd for a photo op. IL state cops helped. @govpritzker.illinois.gov must be held accountable.

Snapped this pic of DHS conferring with the IL state police just before ICE attacked the crowd, while state and county police assisted them. ICE said, "This is your first and only warning" and then instantly attacked. We were not in the road at that time. They just wanted to assault us and film it.

lmao

Jessie was advocating for someone who broke their leg trying to escape ICE and suffered injuries so bad that he had to be transported to another hospital with a trauma center to be able to get surgery. These men are Nazis.

I don't think they should stop here but I think electeds getting in the way and getting arrested like this is one of the better things they can do about ICE right now and any who aren't doing so are worth less than the ones who are doing so.

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...