ICE, Chicago and protests
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About 250K 'No Kings' protesters march through downtown Chicago to denounce Trump, organizers say
Chicago was one of dozens of cities nationwide that held "No Kings" protests Saturday. A quarter of a million people marched through downtown, organizers said.
Thousands of demonstrators across the country took to the streets for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide series of protests against the Trump administration, Saturday. Protesters began to pack into Grant Park at around noon.
District Judge Sara L. Ellis ordered ICE agents to wear body cameras after agents were seen deploying chemical weapons on protesters.
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Trump Administration Accused of ‘Propaganda’ for Shifting Story in Shooting Amid ICE Protests
The DHS is facing questions over differing accounts of the shooting of a U.S. citizen in Chicago, as protests continue.
Federal officials have become increasingly aggressive in their tactics, using tear gas near schools and storming an apartment complex by helicopter.
A judge in Illinois has temporarily blocked federal agents from using certain types of force and crowd-control measures against protesters, after video of a pastor being repeatedly shot by pepper balls during a demonstration outside at an ICE facility near Chicago drew widespread outcry.
Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois.