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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20h

Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.

And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...

A different video captured after agents unleashed tear gas showed plumes of smoke billowing down the street as the crowd's piercing shouts and whistles reached a fever pitch.
Onlookers scurried to the sidewalk to get away from the chemicals, with one neighbor, Brian Kolp, seen walking away barefoot and in Chicago Blackhawks pajamas.
Kolp, 41, said he was drinking coffee on his couch and watching the news as he always does on Saturday morning when he saw what's become an all-too-familiar scene unfold outside
his window.
Two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents were tackling a man to the ground on his front yard.
Meanwhile, Kolp's TV continued to blare a news segment discussing the ongoing temporary restraining order restricting federal immigration agents' use of tear gas.

Kolp, a former prosecutor with the Cook County State's Attorney's office, sprang into action as he sometimes wondered he would have to do
throughout the Trump administration's
"Operation Midway Blitz" these last two months.
He didn't even have time to put on his shoes or change out of his pajamas, he said, drawing jeers from one of the agents as he screamed
"Nazis!" and "Gestapo!" at the agents.
"Quite honestly, when all this started happening, I thought to myself that if the opportunity ever came my way to have to get involved in one of these situations, I was certainly going to do what I could to make sure that they weren't openly and flagrantly violating the law or the Constitution," Kolp said. "And yet, they just went ahead and did it anyway."

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 1h

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2h

ICE's detention of a Chicago father to a teenage daughter battling cancer is illegal, a federal judge ruled.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/26/i...

j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 1h

Federal agents forcing their way onto private property and trying to pull people out of second story windows.

"security footage of federal agents targeting construction workers at a home in the wealthy Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago."

Chicago homeowner rips 'FRIGHTENING' immigration raid targeting workers on PRIVATE PROPERTY

YouTube video by MSNBC

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

"Show me you're proud of what you're doing."

Federal agents running out the neighborhood long guns but yet scared enough to deploy your gas #ice

YouTube video by CROOK COUNTY TV

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

#ice #chicago #iceagents #illinois #trump #governmentaccountability #chicagonews #icearrests

YouTube video by CROOK COUNTY TV

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

No warrant. Just assholes.

#ice #chicago #iceagents #illinois #trump #governmentaccountability #chicagonews #icearrests

YouTube video by CROOK COUNTY TV

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is completely out of control.

Operativos de ICE cerca de escuelas en Chicago provocan temor a los niños

YouTube video by Univision Noticias

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

"Agents pulled her from her car, tackled her, and pepper sprayed her. Then, they took her to the hospital for treatment," because she was recording their behavior in a public space.

Demonstrators face off with federal agents at hospital in Aurora, Illinois

YouTube video by CBS Chicago

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

Kavanaugh stops - happening daily in Chicago.

From the ChicagoSuburbs community on Reddit: ICE Agents Detain Shoppers in Cicero Walmart Parking Lot in Apparent Racial Profiling Raid

Explore this post and more from the ChicagoSuburbs community

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

These guys have so many feelings about citizens lawfully documenting their outrageous and abusive behavior. Serious teeny 🍆 energy.

From the illinois community on Reddit: Federal agents pull over woman, threaten to arrest her for allegedly trying to "impede" by following them while driving

Explore this post and more from the illinois community

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Pumpkinloaf @toneloaf.bsky.social · 5h

Its so hard to understand the scope and scale of the Federal attack on Chicago, led by ICE and CBP.

I put this map and table together, highlighting the most significant incidents from 9/19-10/25. The area shown is roughly 30 by 35 miles with incidents in all corners.

A map of Chicago and some of the surrounding area. It shows 24 map locations, with a table explaining the locations. The map markers are mostly for ICE/CBP attacks on communities and protesters, along with a few other.

The follow up post to this one has a link to a the table, including sources. It is too large for Alt Text, so if you want to know what the table says, please find the link in the next post!

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Aida G. @starghost1999.bsky.social · 4h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRE...
These two Chicago Pastors have a convo about Chicago Ice Raids and neither is wearing a giant cross around their neck. It's almost like all the "Christians" in the trump admin wearing crosses are full of shit.

ICE Raids, Racial Profiling & Fear — A Chicago Pastor Responds

YouTube video by Holy Post Media

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Chris Donley @roguedonley.bsky.social · 4h

ICE collecting biometric data on children in Chicago

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Little Village Chicago: Rally anti-ICE and anti-Trump

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

ICE and CBP GOONS are patrolling Chicago in unmarked civilian cars, kidnapping and disappearing people for filming.

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 3h

"You never know where enforcement agents will show up in Chicago, a fact that leaves everyone on edge.

Agents are moving quickly in and out of neighborhoods. They’re doing so, in part, to avoid angry community members who are moving swiftly to try to stop abductions."

Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink

Groups are finding new ways to stand up to ICE in Chicago. Here are their stories.

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 4h

This is exactly how Robert Moses operated in NYC. This is the exact same tactic on an absolutely insane scale. What a bunch of assholes.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 7h

By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."

How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing

By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 4h

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 4h

Konstantin Sokolov, head of Chicago-based private equity firm IJS Investments, is among the 37 donors helping to fund the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House.

White House donor list for Trump’s ballroom includes Chicago entrepreneur

Konstantin Sokolov, head of Chicago-based private equity firm IJS Investments, is among the 37 donors helping to fund the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House.

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 4h

"Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon joins The Weekend to discuss her recent trip to Chicago where she says an “abuse of power” is underway amid an increased crackdown on immigration in the area."

‘Chaos, fear, and lawlessness’: Democratic Rep. recounts ‘shocking’ ICE tactics witnessed in Chicago

YouTube video by MSNBC

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 7h

What is wrong with these Border Patrol officers? They act like animals.

Feds deploy tear gas in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood during protest

YouTube video by NBC Chicago

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 7h

We all know that they lie about everything already.

Bovino: "They call it protesting, I call it rioting."

Federal immigration enforcement continues in Chicago area

YouTube video by NBC Chicago

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j3n @j3nj3nj3n.bsky.social · 7h

"At least three people were taken into custody after a confrontation between residents and federal agents on Chicago’s Northwest Side Saturday morning."

Federal agents deploy tear gas during clash with residents in Old Irving Park

YouTube video by WGN News

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 20h

A very disturbing video has emerged from today’s ICE/CBP operations in Avondale.

An officer pushes a woman to the ground, prompting bystanders to react angrily and throw what appears to be a rock at a moving unmarked vehicle.

This seems to be the new normal in Chicago.

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CHBstills @chbstills.bsky.social · 19h

“No One Is Above the Warrant”: Inside the Chicago Rulings That Just Put ICE on a Short Leash
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“No One Is Above the Warrant”: Inside the Chicago Rulings That Just Put ICE on a Short Leash

Chicago Judges Rein In ICE: Warrantless Arrests Ruled Unlawful, Body‑Cams Ordered, and Vetting Scandals Exposed

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GeeRaffa @geeraffa.bsky.social · 20h

I'm so proud of my city.
Restaurants are buying tamales from the women who make& sell them so they don't have to go out AND giving the tamales away. Tow truck drivers are moving cars of those taken by ICE for free, people are buying groceries for others, guarding the schools and more!#Chicago

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