Trump, Chicago and Deportation
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Donald Trump called JB Pritzker the "worst (governor) in the county" during a press conference today. Here's what to know.
As Trump ramps up mass deportations and conflicts with with progressive leaders like Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, he’s taking aim at the Windy City
President Donald Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to intensify their deportation efforts in Chicago and other Democratic-led sanctuary cities, amid opposition from Illinois Gov.
Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
The Chicago No Kings rally comes as protests have ramped up against ICE and the Trump administration this week locally and in Los Angeles, where the National Guard and Marines have been deployed against the wishes of local leaders.
Since immigration agents launched a campaign in L.A. to find and capture unauthorized workers wherever else they could find them, tension across the city has been palpable.
President Trump is vowing to focus his immigration crackdown on so-called “crime ridden inner cities” like New York after he ordered an end to controversial workplace raids on farms,
"Humanity is greatly diminished whenever the unborn, or the undocumented, the unemployed, the unhealthy are excluded," Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
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