Chicago protest calls for ICE tactical units to stand down
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The demonstration is the latest of several recent rallies in support of America's immigrant communities and against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
Chicago is an anchor city for the "No Kings" protests Saturday, and city officials said they are prepared for the crowds expected.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said Johnson, who is a Democrat. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”
The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was treated and released, Chicago police said.
City officials confirmed reports that President Trump is sending ICE tactical teams to Chicago, the same move that sparked massive protests in Los Angeles.
Protesters and police have faced off in Los Angeles, and anti-ICE protests are popping up across the country. Follow for live updates.
Protests over immigration raids stretched into a fifth night in Los Angeles and spread to other cities, including New York, Chicago and Milwaukee, prompting clashes between police and demonstrators.
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Police detained more than 20 people, mostly on curfew violations, on the first night of restrictions in downtown Los Angeles and used crowd-control projectiles to break up hundreds of protesters demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown,