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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 6d

In a stunning assault on the First Amendment, the Trump regime has deported an Atlanta journalist (after holding him for more than 100 days) in direct retaliation for his reporting on immigration enforcement. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after judges deny his request to stay in U.S.

Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador after more than 100 days in detainment.

www.cbsnews.com

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 8h

feds have been all over chicagoland today.

reports of people abducted from back of the yards, cicero, rogers park, hermosa, barrington, batavia, and bridgeview.

feds are out in force in aurora. not sharing video, but residents have likewise turned out in force—and they aren't happy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

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

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
С.
For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 13h

This is where you can tell the IPA board exactly what you think about their decision to pull out of one of the most important 1A lawsuits of my lifetime: www.illinoispress.org/AboutUs/Cont...

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

Joining the ranks of media capitulation and cowardice is the Illinois Press Association. Under CEO Don Craven, the group joined a lawsuit against ICE’s attacks on the local press and protesters in the Chicago area. But his board ordered him to withdraw from the suit, and he resigned. 1/2

Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, resigned this week following a ...

localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu

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Kim Bellware @bellwak.bsky.social · 1d

A 1A win

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

A certain legacy-media editorial board recommended capitulation in the face of Trump’s invasion, but on the South Side, we believe Chicagoans should keep standing up for one another.

South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 1d

Let us be clear: The President of the United States is levying war against American cities and American citizens—and we cannot rely on the other branches of government to save us.

It’s up to us.

It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another

As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.

southsideweekly.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

With an unusually loud bang of his gavel Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge agreed to dismiss charges without prejudice against a Chicago couple found lawfully carrying guns outside an ICE facility.

"Case dismissed."

UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Federal grand jury refuses to indict couple found with guns outside ICE facility in Broadview

Prosecutors moved to dismiss a criminal complaint against the couple but have not ruled out new charges.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s a matter of not being caught off guard." | Irving Park and Albany Park neighbors are organizing to help protect students and their guardians from federal immigration agents that have Chicago’s immigrant communities on edge. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/08/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Neighbors Are Forming Watches Near Schools To Protect Students, Guardians From ICE

Increased federal immigration activity has prompted whistle-carrying neighbors in Irving Park and Albany Park to organize walking school buses and keep watch over students and guardians during school ...

blockclubchicago.org

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 1d

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Chicago

Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 1d

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View looking east from the Skydeck at top of the Sears Tower towering over the Loop, Millenium Park, Chicago Harbor and Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2025-10-08 13:37:18 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 57.09 F | 13.94 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: N at 4.608 mph | 7.41 kph // Humidity: 75%

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Damn right.

And the strong reporting hasn’t come only from legacy outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune but also from newer independent media such as Block Club Chicago, the TRiiBE, Borderless, Unraveled, and South Side Weekly.

There is nothing like being there and seeing things with your own eyes, which is why local journalism is so important.

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 2d

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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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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Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social · 3d

Standing room only for the Broadview, IL village board meeting this evening. Like it’s 2022 again — follow along, yes?

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micco caporale @juggaloreporter.bsky.social · 8d

i wrote about the local company dhs loves buying weapons from

interestingly, dhs's contracts begin exactly at the same time as the myth of organized retail crime......

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 8d

new: in mid-september, dhs paid lake forest-based pepperball $1.1 million for “pressurized air launchers.”

the federal government has spent millions in recent years on launchers and chemical projectiles like the ones agents are now using to brutalize protesters.

via @juggaloreporter.bsky.social:

DHS shops local

The federal government recently paid a company in Lake Forest $1 million for launchers to shoot pepper balls like those showering protesters.

chicagoreader.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

(I re-filed the FOIA and attached the spox statement)

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

FRIDAY: CPD denies my FOIA for bodycam footage from 7500 South Shore because footage is only flagged if, among other things, an arrest was made.

SUNDAY: CPD spox acknowledges that they made at least one arrest at 7500 South Shore in an on-the-record statement provided for this story.

Letter on CPD Letterhead in response to FOIA request:

"The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1, et seq.,
request for the following:
All body-worn camera and in-car camera video associated with the CPD response to 7500 block of S. South Shore Dr
(and/or 2700 block of E. 75th St) the morning of September 30, 2025, during which at least five people were arrested by

federal immigration agents. (For context please see: https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-
immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated)

In regard to your request for Body Worn Camera video, please be advised that any available Body Worn Camera video is
denied pursuant to the Sec 7(1)(a), which exempts from inspection and copying the following: "Information specifically
prohibited from disclosure by federal or State law or rules and regulations adopted under federal or State law.” See 5
ILCS 140/7(1)(a). Section 10-20(b) of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act states that officer-worn body
camera recordings are not subject to disclosure under FOIA, except where a recording has been “flagged” because of
“the filing of a complaint, discharge of a firearm, use of force, arrest or detention, or resulting death or bodily harm,” or
the requester is the subject of the video footage. 50 ILCS 706/10-20(b)(1)-(3). Moreover, where the requester is not a
subject of the video, and the subject has a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the recording, disclosure
pursuant to FOIA is only permissible where the subject is either a victim and/or witness, and has consented to disclosure
in writing. 50 ILCS 706/10-20(b)(2). Accordingly, FOIA is not applicable to your request for body-worn camera video."

Email from CPD spokesperson:

"Hello,
The Chicago Police Department responded to the 7500 block of S. South Shore Drive on
September 30, 2025 at approximately 2:00 a.m. after being notified by federal authorities that
they had detained an individual with an active criminal warrant. After responding to the scene
and verifying the active criminal warrant, arresting officers placed a 46-year-old male offender
into custody. This individual has been charged with an Issuance of Warrant. Please refer to the
Cook County Sheriff's Office for additional information related to the warrant.
To be clear, the Chicago Police Department only responded to the scene for criminal
enforcement related to the offender's active criminal warrant. We did not participate in or assist
with any immigration enforcement.
In accordance with the City of Chicago’s Municipal Code, which includes the Welcoming
City Ordinance, the Chicago Police Department does not assist federal immigration authorities
with enforcement action solely based on immigration status.
Additionally, CPD does not document immigration status and does not share such information
with federal authorities.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3d

@unraveledpress.com & other press have been threatened, shot with less-lethals and arrested while reporting on federal immigration activities in Chicagoland and on the resulting protests at Broadview.

I'm now at a hearing asking the federal court to rein ICE & co in. I'll let you know how it goes.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

EO 2025-8 here: www.chicityclerk.com/index.php/le...

Executive Orders | Office of the City Clerk

www.chicityclerk.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

EO 2025-8 on this site: www.chicityclerk.com/index.php/le...

Executive Orders | Office of the City Clerk

www.chicityclerk.com

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Scared Bootecki (but really Jared Rutecki) 🎃 @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago-area journalists and protesters are suing the Trump administration, claiming ICE agents have engaged in a “pattern of extreme brutality” they say is a “concerted and ongoing effort to silence the press and civilians” outside the agency’s Broadview processing facility.

Chicago Journalists, Protesters Suing Trump Administration Over Alleged First Amendment Violations at Broadview ICE Facility

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media groups filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court alleging their First Amendment rights hav...

news.wttw.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order prohibiting federal immigration agents from using any City-owned property in enforcement activity.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SIGNS “ICE FREE ZONE” EXECUTIVE ORDER, PROHIBITING USE OF CITY PROPERTY FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS

The directive expands Mayor Johnson’s Protecting Chicago initiative, inviting community partners to participate in the work of safeguarding
the inalienable rights of every Chicagoan.

CHICAGO – Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed the “ICE Free Zone” executive order, which creates clear mechanisms to prohibit
federal immigration agents from using any City-owned property in their ongoing operations in Chicago. The order expands upon Mayor Johnson’s
Protecting Chicago initiative, inviting local businesses and community organizations to join the citywide effort to safeguard our communities, while advancing measures to rein in the reckless behavior of federal immigration agents.

“We will not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents’ constitutional rights nor will we allow the federal government to disregard
our local authority. ICE agents are detaining elected officials, tear-gassing protestors, children, and Chicago police officers, and abusing Chicago residents. We will not stand for that in our city,” said
Mayor Brandon Johnson. “With this Executive Order, Chicago stands firm in protecting the Constitutional rights of our residents and immigrant communities and upholding our democracy.”

Mayor Johnson’s most recent
Protecting Chicago executive order comes following documented use of Chicago Public Schools parking lots and a City-owned parking lot at Harrison and Kedzie as staging sites for federal immigration enforcement operations, a violation of Chicago’s Welcoming
City Ordinance. The use of City resources for these actions erodes trust between immigrant communities and the City, weakening the relationships that are essential to ensuring community safety and constitutional policing.

Under Mayor Johnon’s leadership, the City is taking swift and decisive action to prevent these transgressions …

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

“A new lawsuit filed this morning argues that this wanton violence by the federal government is a blatant attempt to interfere with the most cherished and fundamental rights enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution”

Loevy & Loevy @loevy.com · 3d

Read our press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...

PRESS RELEASE: Protesters and Members of the Press Challenge First Amendment Violations by Federal Forces at ICE Facility in Broadview, Illinois

Protesters and press ask a federal court to stop the illegal suppression of 1st Amendment rights at the ICE facility in Broadview, IL.

www.loevy.com

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 3d

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 4d

If you see local law enforcement assisting ICE by arresting protesters, establishing perimeters, or otherwise responding to ICE activity, FILE A COMPLAINT and send us video/photos

City: www.chicagocopa.org/complaints/i...
County: apps.cookcountyil.gov/oiig/
State: oeig.illinois.gov/complaints/o...

South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 4d

Have you witnessed ICE activity in Chicagoland, or seen CPD or other local law enforcement assisting federal agents or engaging in misconduct?

LET US KNOW.

Upload video directly at tinyurl.com/chicagojourn... or email us at [email protected]

HAVE YOU SEEN ICE?
¿HAS VISTO A ICE?
We are a group of journalists across newsrooms in Chicago who
are collecting video related to use of force, stop & frisk, and
traffic stops conducted by federal agents.
Share video: tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists
Contact us: chicagojournalists@protonmail.com
We won’t share video publicly without your permission.
Share video / Enviar video
Somos un grupo de periodistas de distintos medios en Chicago
recopilando videos relacionados con el uso de la fuerza,
detenciones, controles de tráfico y retenes por agentes
federales en Chicago.
Enviar video: tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists
Contacto: chicagojournalists@protonmail.com
No compartiremos video públicamente sin permiso.

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