Once one person trusted me enough to talk, my number spread through the Mohican Young Star Academy network. Over and over, I heard the same thing about the residential treatment facility for boys: someone is going to get hurt. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/06/r...

When someone dies behind bars, the officials who run prisons and jails don't always return all of their belongings to their loved ones. Books, drawings, letters, and other memorabilia, for many families, are precious reminders of the person they've lost.

Death behind bars, a story in 5 objects: A receipt is a mom's last connection to her son A man watches Knicks games w/ his brother's ashes An estranged child, wonders about a father's lost bible Travel books, for places un-visited A muddy hat, too precious to pack away. tinyurl.com/482hyknt

Etowah County is one example of the "zombie facility" trend that @shannonheffernan.bsky.social reports about here. ICE is repurposing/reopening older jails and prisons for use in immigration detention. From August. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/29/m...

What happens to a person's belongings in prison after the die? This is the story of what people in custody left behind, and what it meant to their families to receive (or not receive) those keepsakes. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/30/t...

One striking aspect of ICE resistance in Chicago, is how many people in the videos appear to be average, everyday residents out for walks or stepping out of their houses. Like, this guy is barefoot, in Blackhawk hockey PJs! Or... (*I've not personally talked to the people in these videos)

FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

As the brash Border Patrol boss was on the front lines in Chicago again today - amid clouds of tear gas - it's worth checking out this recent story about what Gregory Bovino left behind in his previous deployment to LA www.wbez.org/public-safet...

CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a @chipubschools.bsky.social vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign. chicago.suntimes.com/education/20... by @mannycam.bsky.social

The Sun-Times is reporting Border Patrol took at least two teenage boys today when they hit Little Village, again. One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.

I love this interview with an academic (and clown!) who studies the use of "tactical frivolity" in protests. "Play has a role in very serious movements" www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/22/t...

“That willingness to make yourself ridiculous can be very disarming,” said a professor who has studied — and engaged in — absurd protest methods.

BREAKING: Federal judge extends the order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. Follow live updates.

Great reporting from @mannyramos.bsky.social: "One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powered guns." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...

"Federal immigration agents arrested Scott Sakiyama outside his child’s Oak Park elementary school this week after he followed them and honked his horn to warn others of their presence." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/o...

"Federal agents detained at least seven people — including two U.S. citizens — and pepper-sprayed a man Wednesday near the border of Little Village and suburban Cicero, officials said." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/22/b...

Community report: ICE is on 26th Street by (at?) El Milagro. This is the heart of Chicago’s Mexican community in Little Village

NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...

Federal authorities are increasingly using charges — or the threat of them — to counter resistance to the immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago. via @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/22/i...

A billboard in Chicago reads: “Army National Guard. You joined to serve your community. So what are you doing in Chicago?” It also leads to a website at notwhatyousignedupfor.org, which leads to resources for service members via: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

“I never would have imagined in 2025, we would be living in an authoritarian regime in the United States,” Huynh said. "If they can do this in broad daylight to an elected official, and point a gun at someone, imagine what’s happening behind closed doors.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Debbie Brockman, the WGN-TV producer violently arrested by ICE Friday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, has retained an attorney and intends to “pursue all legal avenues available” to hold federal authorities accountable.

No small percentage of documented and undocumented immigrants here are Catholic

Mother of late woman featured in DHS’s Midway Blitz campaign says her daughter wouldn’t support it: ‘The Department of Homeland Security says the immigration enforcement operation in Chicago is named in Katie’s honor. But Katie would not have wanted this.’ www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/o...

Not many details on this yet — Decatur Classical School said no students saw the vendor being taken or interacted with feds, according to an email to the school community. Afternoon PE classes were held indoors out of an “abundance of caution,” though after-school programs went ahead as planned.

New York:

State rep. Hoan Huynh shared video of agents surrounding his vehicle/stopping him + staffers shortly after he said one agent pointed a gun inside his vehicle at him while another threatened to break a window. They were following feds in Albany Park after four people were reportedly taken. Story tk.

NEW — Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself. thetriibe.com/2025/10/chir...

TL; DR, 2 big takeaways from this morning: 1. Judge Ellis wants to order ICE to wear body cameras. Govt. atty claimed this was "unworkable." 2. Ellis wants to question Chicago ICE field director Russell Hott on Monday, re: why she's seeing so many apparent TRO violations in the news already.

Less than 24 hours after federal agents intentionally plowed into an SUV and tear-gassed a crowd in a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side, community organizers presented a clear message.

Ellis also says she's modifying the restraining order: "All agents who are operating in operation midway blitz are to wear body worn cameras and they are to be on."

Ellis wants the brass in court. "On Monday, I want the field director here. And the field director is going to explain to me why I am seeing images of tear gas being deployed and... seeing images of ICE agents, if I cannot see the alphanumeric identifier... why is that so?" She says.

NEW: The defense attorney for Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Brighton Park, says he needs a chance to examine the car of the agent that collided with hers. But the def atty says the agents was allowed to "drive it back to Maine" — 1,100 miles away.

Alderwoman Julia Ramirez of the 12th Ward which spans part of the southwest side posted a video statement on social media. She says that her office can confirm there have been 30 detainments/kidnappings throughout the ward. She says that 15 people were taken at Swap-O-Rama in Back of the Yards.

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign. "The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

Baby on carrier amid billowing federal tear gas on Chicago’s Southeast Side

The fence on Beach Street in front of the ICE Processing Facility in Broadview has been taken down.

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement. At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

A federal judge ordered federal agents last week to issue two warnings before using tear gas. Witnesses said they heard no warnings and none can be heard on videos, @chicago.suntimes.com reports

Saturday night suppression by Illinois State Police near Broadview ICE facility

LATEST: A federal appeals court in Chicago on Saturday denied the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a district judge’s order barring the president from deploying National Guard troops in the city and state.

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know. findmeatherapist.org

As evening fell on the site of an ICE abduction at Lincoln and Foster, a lone protester held a vigil.

The WGN producer was released with no charges, per the outlet wgntv.com/news/operati...

I'm very concerned for my fellow Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman. I hope we hear news about what has happened to her soon.