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Arianna Sofia Veraza, a one-year-old, and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window. They were not protesting. DHS didn’t address the Veraza family’s run-in in a statement, only saying that people “stalked” the federal convoy into the Sam’s Club parking lot and that one Border Patrol vehicle was rammed during that confrontation. According to the statement, agents arrested 9 people, 8 of whom were U.S citizens, over the course of the morning in Little Village and Cicero. Videos: Evelin Herrera and New Life Centers Read the full story:

Arianna Sofia Veraza, a one-year-old, and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window. They were not protesting. DHS didn’t address the Veraza family’s run-in in a statement, only saying that people “stalked” the federal convoy into the Sam’s Club parking lot and that one Border Patrol vehicle was rammed during that confrontation. According to the statement, agents arrested 9 people, 8 of whom were U.S citizens, over the course of the morning in Little Village and Cicero. Videos: Evelin Herrera and New Life Centers Read the full story:

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Migrant mom and son walking to the Greyhound station from the 12th District. After two weeks in Chicago they decided to return to Texas. “There’s nothing here for us,” she said.

Migrant mom and son walking to the Greyhound station from the 12th District. After two weeks in Chicago they decided to return to Texas. “There’s nothing here for us,” she said.

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Mariachi to cheer the runners at mile 20 of the Chicago Marathon.

Mariachi to cheer the runners at mile 20 of the Chicago Marathon.

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This mother and her baby planned to sleep in this makeshift tent. Around 1am they couldn’t handle the cold and she asked people inside to make some space for them. “I didn’t how cold it got,” she said.

This mother and her baby planned to sleep in this makeshift tent. Around 1am they couldn’t handle the cold and she asked people inside to make some space for them. “I didn’t how cold it got,” she said.

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Here’s a video. I cannot confirm whether the person who posted it is the one who recorded it. People have been widely sharing and reposting photos and videos of ICE incidents to alert the Chicago community of their activity. Most believe they’re their only trusted source.

Here’s a video. I cannot confirm whether the person who posted it is the one who recorded it. People have been widely sharing and reposting photos and videos of ICE incidents to alert the Chicago community of their activity. Most believe they’re their only trusted source.

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Following the La Villita’s archway's designation as an official city landmark, CDOT completed a comprehensive restoration to preserve its character. Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials celebrate the restoration of a symbol of the Mexican community in Chicago.

Following the La Villita’s archway's designation as an official city landmark, CDOT completed a comprehensive restoration to preserve its character. Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials celebrate the restoration of a symbol of the Mexican community in Chicago.

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Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—then dragged her out and arrested her. Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges. Read the story:

Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—then dragged her out and arrested her. Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges. Read the story:

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Antonio Enriquez, 53, was walking to a Melrose Park store last month when agents demanded to see his documents. He told them they were a few blocks away at his home, pleading “Vamos a mi casa. Let’s go to my house.” But the agents ignored him. The feds took Enriquez to the Broadview ICE facility. He was held for six hours until she took a copy of his green card and Social Security card. She feared that ICE wouldn’t let him go even though he’s in the country legally. Read the story:

Antonio Enriquez, 53, was walking to a Melrose Park store last month when agents demanded to see his documents. He told them they were a few blocks away at his home, pleading “Vamos a mi casa. Let’s go to my house.” But the agents ignored him. The feds took Enriquez to the Broadview ICE facility. He was held for six hours until she took a copy of his green card and Social Security card. She feared that ICE wouldn’t let him go even though he’s in the country legally. Read the story:

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Border czar Tom Homan says Chicago is ‘very well educated’ making it harder to conduct ICE arrests. “They call it Know Your Rights. I call it how to escape from ice.”

Border czar Tom Homan says Chicago is ‘very well educated’ making it harder to conduct ICE arrests. “They call it Know Your Rights. I call it how to escape from ice.”

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Mexicans in Chicago waiting in line to cast a vote today. The country will most likely elect its first woman president.

Mexicans in Chicago waiting in line to cast a vote today. The country will most likely elect its first woman president.

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Woodland residents gather to protest against the opening of a shelter for migrants at a former school in the neighborhood. “There’s plenty of room in Little Village for their people,” a resident said.

Woodland residents gather to protest against the opening of a shelter for migrants at a former school in the neighborhood. “There’s plenty of room in Little Village for their people,” a resident said.

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Agents also last month arrested Omar Huerta Cisneros, a green card holder who has lived in the U.S. since he was a child, while he was on his way to a grocery store in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. It marked the start of a desperate 10-day search by Huerta’s family. The 54-year-old has schizophrenia, a mental illness that often leaves him disoriented and unable to independently care for himself when he isn’t medicated. Huerta’s sister-in-law said the family called and emailed every office within DHS that they could think of, conveying that Huerta urgently needs his medication. But most of the calls went unanswered, she said. And if someone did pick up, they told her they didn’t know where he was. “He had disappeared,” She said. “They disappeared him despite him being here legally.”

Agents also last month arrested Omar Huerta Cisneros, a green card holder who has lived in the U.S. since he was a child, while he was on his way to a grocery store in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. It marked the start of a desperate 10-day search by Huerta’s family. The 54-year-old has schizophrenia, a mental illness that often leaves him disoriented and unable to independently care for himself when he isn’t medicated. Huerta’s sister-in-law said the family called and emailed every office within DHS that they could think of, conveying that Huerta urgently needs his medication. But most of the calls went unanswered, she said. And if someone did pick up, they told her they didn’t know where he was. “He had disappeared,” She said. “They disappeared him despite him being here legally.”

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Arianna Sofia Veraza, a one-year-old, and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window. They were not protesting. DHS didn’t address the Veraza family’s run-in in a statement, only saying that people “stalked” the federal convoy into the Sam’s Club parking lot and that one Border Patrol vehicle was rammed during that confrontation. According to the statement, agents arrested 9 people, 8 of whom were U.S citizens, over the course of the morning in Little Village and Cicero. Videos: Evelin Herrera and New Life Centers Read the full story:

Arianna Sofia Veraza, a one-year-old, and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window. They were not protesting. DHS didn’t address the Veraza family’s run-in in a statement, only saying that people “stalked” the federal convoy into the Sam’s Club parking lot and that one Border Patrol vehicle was rammed during that confrontation. According to the statement, agents arrested 9 people, 8 of whom were U.S citizens, over the course of the morning in Little Village and Cicero. Videos: Evelin Herrera and New Life Centers Read the full story:

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Police closed streets because thousands of Mexican in Chicago now join the line to vote for their homeland’s president. Only 1,500 electronic ballots are available for those who did not register but who have a valid voter’s ID. 1/5Chicagoans are of Mexican descent.

Police closed streets because thousands of Mexican in Chicago now join the line to vote for their homeland’s president. Only 1,500 electronic ballots are available for those who did not register but who have a valid voter’s ID. 1/5Chicagoans are of Mexican descent.

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Chicago marathoners running through Pilsen. I love the way their face expressions change with the Mexican music.

Chicago marathoners running through Pilsen. I love the way their face expressions change with the Mexican music.

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A group of migrants from the Pilsen shelter attempted to deliver a letter to the Mayor Brandon Johnson denouncing mistreatment and abuse at the makeshift shelter. The group says they’ve been denied help and resources to find housing.

A group of migrants from the Pilsen shelter attempted to deliver a letter to the Mayor Brandon Johnson denouncing mistreatment and abuse at the makeshift shelter. The group says they’ve been denied help and resources to find housing.

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Here’s the video that Andrew Denton took while he was getting lunch. Denton said that agents had been stopped there for less than a minute and that aside from people yelling at them, “no one was attacking the agents.” “There was no reason for them to that,” he said.

Here’s the video that Andrew Denton took while he was getting lunch. Denton said that agents had been stopped there for less than a minute and that aside from people yelling at them, “no one was attacking the agents.” “There was no reason for them to that,” he said.

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Immigration agents were reported active across the Chicago area on Friday, with multiple community members sharing videos that appear to show uniformed officers questioning people in the parking lot of a Menards in Cicero and pursuing individuals across nearby private property. It remains unclear whether the agents are from ICE or Border Patrol. This is a developing story.

Immigration agents were reported active across the Chicago area on Friday, with multiple community members sharing videos that appear to show uniformed officers questioning people in the parking lot of a Menards in Cicero and pursuing individuals across nearby private property. It remains unclear whether the agents are from ICE or Border Patrol. This is a developing story.

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A scene from today’s ICE operations in Chicago: Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising Full story here —>

A scene from today’s ICE operations in Chicago: Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising Full story here —>

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A mother from Guanajuato, Mexico reunites with her undocumented sons in Chicago after 31 years of not seeing each other. After a lifetime apart, the family reunited thanks for a program that facilities humanitarian visas for aging adults.

A mother from Guanajuato, Mexico reunites with her undocumented sons in Chicago after 31 years of not seeing each other. After a lifetime apart, the family reunited thanks for a program that facilities humanitarian visas for aging adults.

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IL congressional representatives are denied entry inside the Broadview holding facility after two hours of knocking on their door. The group aimed to conduct an unannounced to check on the conditions of the detainees held there. A masked agent spoke through the gates.

IL congressional representatives are denied entry inside the Broadview holding facility after two hours of knocking on their door. The group aimed to conduct an unannounced to check on the conditions of the detainees held there. A masked agent spoke through the gates.

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Protesters scuffle with police ahead of community meeting over tent city for migrants in Brighton Park, one taken to hospital. About 20 people were blocking the entrance to the lot early Tuesday morning. Tribune reviewed several videos.

Protesters scuffle with police ahead of community meeting over tent city for migrants in Brighton Park, one taken to hospital. About 20 people were blocking the entrance to the lot early Tuesday morning. Tribune reviewed several videos.

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The annual trucking pilgrimage from Pilsen to Des Plaines to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe is about to start. A tradition driven across the border to honor the ‘Aztec queen’ in her shrine in the Midwest:

The annual trucking pilgrimage from Pilsen to Des Plaines to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe is about to start. A tradition driven across the border to honor the ‘Aztec queen’ in her shrine in the Midwest:

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