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Indivisible Chicago-South Side @indivchisouth.bsky.social · 10h

“It’s not only just a brown struggle, it’s a Black struggle. And if we think that it’s not going to impact us, where do you think they’re going to send the National Guard? They’re going to send it to the African American community” ~Pastor Phelps, Concord MB Church, Woodlawn

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South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

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Jimmy (not one of those) Rothschild(s) @alsomuchcattle.bsky.social · 11h

Following along this hearing is wild. The federal government has literally no argument other than repeated illegal demands for deference from a coequal branch of government.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 11h

Perry: "Are you aware that a federal judge found that ICE violated the First and Fourth Amendments rights of peaceful protestors at Broadview?"
She says that will inform her conclusion about the need for National Guard troops.
Hamilton: You must defer to the president

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 10h

Shorter DOJ (Deputy Asst AG Hamilton): The president is a dictator and can declare any peaceful protest to be a rebellion.

[See Heather Cherone's full thread live-posting today's hearing at Dirksen Fed Courthouse in Chicago]

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 11h

Perry: DOJ's definition of rebellion would mean that
"literally all nonviolent protest” could be considered evidence of rebellion. Is that your argument?
Hamilton: The president has determined there is a danger of a rebellion, and you must defer to that finding

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 13h

With the Cook County Board elections coming up, we ought to press all candidates, including incumbents, on whether they agree on this.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 14h

sixty-eight chicago community, faith, + social service organizations are calling on cook county commissioners to “protect and increase social service spending” amid drastic cuts nationally from the trump admin.

they suggest freezing all law enforcement spending, which has “unjustifiably increased.”

In the last year, the Trump administration has taken unprecedented action to dismantle institutions and programs benefiting marginalized communities, cut funding for essential social services, and pull back funds allocated to states and local jurisdictions. These cuts jeopardize public safety and risk reversing the incredible progress Cook County has made in reducing community violence.

The undersigned 68 community, faith, policy, and service-providing organizations write to call on you and your fellow commissioners to protect funding for essential services like violence prevention, behavioral health, and community investment to reduce intra-community violence. You can support these services by freezing law enforcement spending, which is already far above the levels set when there were many more people in jail and many more criminal cases being processed by our court system.
Over the last decade, Cook County has made tremendous progress in reducing pretrial jailing and improving community safety. This has been a byproduct of both moving away from racist policies promoting mass incarceration and strategically investing in expansions to the social safety net and community-based violence prevention programs. With the Trump administration gutting many of the federal programs aimed at supporting the neighborhoods most at risk of community violence, it is essential that Cook County not only avoid cutting budgets for these programs but also increase investments.

We believe that Cook County can protect and increase essential health and human service spending by freezing all spending for law enforcement. Despite the nearly 40% decrease in the number of people incarcerated in the Cook County Jail, the Cook County Department of Corrections budget has not seen a reduction that coincides with that change in responsibility.
Similarly, the budget for the State's Attorney's Office grew tremendously over the last decade, even as both the number of case filings and crime rates …

… continued to decrease. It is important to note that while the federal government has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for essential social services, law enforcement spending has unjustifiably increased.

We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge President Trump's authoritarian attacks on residents of Cook County. Over the last several weeks, there have been repeated threats to the safety of our community members through executive orders targeting people without homes or who have mental health needs. Numerous federal law enforcement agencies have been dispatched to make arrests and deport our neighbors. It is essential at this moment that Cook County expand investments to ensure adequate support of community members targeted by the actions of the Trump administration and everyone impacted by its reduced funding for resources that allow marginalized people to live safe and healthy lives. The County's investment must include increasing the budget of the Public Defender's Office, which is responsible for defending increasing numbers of Cook County residents facing both criminal charges and immigration removal proceedings.

Cook County must protect its important progress increasing community safety and reducing pretrial jailing from a federal administration that has made clear that it does not care about our most vulnerable residents. Please stand strong for community safety by freezing law enforcement spending to protect essential health and human service investments and expand support for Public Defense.

Sincerely,
The Cook County members of the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice and supporting organizations:
A Just Harvest
A Midwest Movement Project
Access Living
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment | AFIRE
Apna Ghar, Inc.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice ||
Chicago
Beyond Legal Aid
BlackRoots Alliance
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Cannabis Equity IL Coalition

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual
Exploitation | CAASE
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Chicago Community Bond Fund
Chicago Therapy Collective
Chicago Torture Justice Center
Chicago United for Equity
Chicago United Solidarity Project | CUSP
Chicago Urban League
Chicago Votes
Children's Best Interest Project
Circles & Ciphers
Color Of Change
Community Renewal Society
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy
Project | FLAP
First Defense Legal Aid
HANA Center
Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice Illinois National Organization for Women
Illinois Prison Project
Illinois Social Justice Alliance
Impact for Equity
Indivisible Chicago-South Side
Inside Out Network
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
KAN-WIN
Legal Council for Health Justice
Liberation Library
Lucy Parsons Labs
Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition
& Solidarity | MAMAS
Muslim Civic Coalition
NAMI Cook County North Suburban
National Lawyers Guild Chicago
Nehemiah Trinity Rising
Nikkei Uprising
Northwestern University Graduate Workers
Pretrial Justice Institute
Restore Justice
Revolution Workshop
Sana Healing Collective
Saving Our Urban Leaders
Sentencing Advocacy Group of Evanston
She Votes Illinois
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
SisterReach Illinois
Southsiders Organizing for Unity and
Liberation | SOUL
Stick Talk
TASC, Inc.
The People's Lobby
The Puerto Rico Project To Defend If Necessary
Trinity United Church of Christ
Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of
Illinois
Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of
Ilinois
Uptown People's Law Center
West Town Law Office
Wolf Pack Therapy
Youth Empowerment Performance Project

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 13h

Thursday, October 9 - Swear in Rep Grijalva / Weekend Phone Banks / Protect our Right to Protest Pipelines

Thursday, October 9 - Swear in Rep Grijalva / Weekend Phone Banks / Protect our Right to Protest Pipelines — Indivisible Chicago Alliance

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Indivisible Chicago-South Side @indivchisouth.bsky.social · 1d

University of Chicago professor arrested at Oct 3 protest at Broadview IL ICE facility. We hope #UChicago stands behind her!

University of Chicago Professor Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest

Assistant professor Eman Abdelhadi was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, a class 3 felony, and two counts of resisting and obstructing peace, a class A misdemeanor, af...

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Crosby’s mom, Happy’s servant. @stevash.bsky.social · 1d

Chicagoland, thanks for the many honks, thumbs ups, hearts, solidarity fists and waves! We see you and love you, too! Now, each of you do your part and bring 5 friends to Grant Park at noon on Oct 18th. #NoKings
@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivchisouth.bsky.social @indivisiblels.bsky.social

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Today, 5:30 pm! Join the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda @chicago-cata.bsky.social at Ida B Wells & Michigan

Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO: When our communities are under attack, what do we do? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! As the National Guard comes to occupy our city & suburbs, we stand united to say HELL NO!

@chicago-cata.bsky.social puts out this call for all to rally:
📆 Wed, Oct 8th
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Ida B. Wells Dr. & Michigan Ave.

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 1d

Wednesday, October 8 - Emergency Protest TODAY / Tell Dems to Keep Holding the Line / IL Candidate Forums

Wednesday, October 8 - Emergency Protest TODAY / Tell Dems to Keep Holding the Line / IL Candidate Forums — Indivisible Chicago Alliance

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov · 3d

Illinois has made it clear: there is no reason to use the military as political pawns and we will not roll out the red carpet for a wannabe dictator.

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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 3d

Yesterday, I stood with our South Shore and immigrant communities to tell ICE to get the hell out of our city.

President Trump is ordering 300 National Guard troops into Chicago to help ICE agents terrorize immigrant families. This is not the America I know.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

After military-style raid on South Shore apartments, Congress members rally around residents

Federal agents landed a helicopter on a building Wednesday morning, arrested 37 people and left behind cracked windows and broken doors. Lawmakers seek a halt to all federal immigration enforcement…

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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 4d

Today I hosted a press conference demanding justice for communities menaced by Trump’s ICE, his government shutdown, and his deployment of the National Guard—all designed to spread fear and chaos in our city.

📺https://youtu.be/89gUIxljxsU

🚨Calling out ICE terror and Trump’s chaos in Chicago.🚨

Today I stood with Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, and Rep. Jonathan Jackson to demand an end to ICE terror and justice for Laura Murillo—a mother torn from her family—and an end to ICE’s…

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 2d

Tuesday, October 7 - Government Shutdown Emergency Rally TOMORROW / Know Your Rights / What’s the Plan? 10/10

Tuesday, October 7 - Government Shutdown Emergency Rally TOMORROW / Know Your Rights / What’s the Plan? 10/10 — Indivisible Chicago Alliance

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

NEW — Today, Illinois and Chicago jointly filed a federal lawsuit, asking a judge to block Trump’s efforts to federalize and deploy troops to Illinois, and to declare the actions unlawful.

The lawsuit includes a history of Trump’s “animus” toward a Chicago, as well.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/live...

LIVE: Illinois, Chicago sues Trump to block National Guard deployment; Pritzker and Johnson to speak at presser today • The TRiiBE

The plaintiffs are asking a judge to block Trump’s efforts to federalize and deploy troops to Illinois, and to declare the actions unlawful.

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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 3d

Surprise, surprise 🫤

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 3d

An attorney for a woman shot by Border Patrol says video shows an officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting.

The atty claims the video appears to contradict the gov's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

Trump is escalating his assault on American cities. His attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland and Chicago are unbelievably frightening.

But they’re also a sign that Trump knows he’s rapidly losing time and popular support.

President Trump says he would invoke the Insurrection Act 'if it was necessary'

Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military into cities if courts block his deployment of National Guard troops.

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Indivisible Chicago-South Side @indivchisouth.bsky.social · 3d

⭐️ IC-SS News Oct 6-12: tinyurl.com/icss10-06-25
The last few weeks in Chicago have been brutal and shocking. Now, more than ever, let's stay connected and active. We share lots of ways to get involved, take action, defend our city and people!
📰 Read our newsletter: tinyurl.com/icss10-06-25

Graphic of flyer with a Chicago flag. It says Saturday, October 18. 12:00 pm. Hands Off Chicago. No Kings. Butler Field at Grant Park. hands off chicago dot com.

Screenshot of photo and caption in Chicago Sun-Times. Caption reads: Don Jones stands in his living room where his personal items can be seen scattered and mixed with strangers' belongings in the building where federal immigration agents raided and detained migrants during an overnight operation at 7500 S. South Shore Drive. Photo: Anthony Vazquez - Sun-Times

Photo of people at a table at a letter-writing event hosted by Indivisible Chicago-South Side

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Indivisible DuPage @indivisibledupage.bsky.social · 3d

The violence continues. Remember when things weren’t crazy every single day? It was just back in January…

Judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire as her family is rushed to hospital

Circuit court justice Diane Goodstein, who ruled against Trump administration last month, was out walking when mansion erupted into flames

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Crosby’s mom, Happy’s servant. @stevash.bsky.social · 4d

Chicagoland- We reclaimed the corner where d’ICE stood a week before. Get to the NO KINGS protest at Grant Park, Noon, Oct 18th!!
@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisible.org @indivisiblels.bsky.social @indivchisouth.bsky.social
@jesscraven101.bsky.social @meidastouch.com

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 6d

NEW — Darius Fitzgerald, a security guard, was in the midst of a 10-hour shift at a BP gas station in Chicago’s East Garfield Park on Wednesday when he saw a Black man being chased by two federal agents.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/secu...

Security guard describes federal agents chasing Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE

Agents were also seen choking a Black man; DHS denies allegations.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 6d

I cannot express enough how this is what has been happening for some time in Broadview. Federal agents assault, shoot chemical munitions at, and arrest protesters completely unprovoked.

And state police are now helping border patrol to combat and arrest protesters.

Great work everyone.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 6d

moments ago: pandemonium.

a huge mass of border patrol agents, led by greg bovino, pushed the crowd of protesters and started grabbing people at random.

leading up to this, folks were just calmly standing in the grass, following isp’s orders.

multiple people detained. no clue how many.

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