Lynda Lopez
@lyndab08.bsky.social
Chicagoan, sociologist of race and immigration in training, former writer on transportation equity issues, currently always curious.
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing organizer with Southside Together. “People were living here with mice and roaches and flea infestation before ICE.”
Building raided by ICE now ‘falling apart from the inside out,’ South Shore residents say • The TRiiBE
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing organizer with Southside Together. “People were living here with mice and r...
thetriibe.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing organizer with Southside Together. “People were living here with mice and roaches and flea infestation before ICE.”
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Help if you can.
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Help if you can.
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Horrible.
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Horrible.
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
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I saw Rachel Maddow Nov 8th. She opened with congratulating the Chicago audience on getting rid of ICE... and sending them on their way. But I knew a that a man was taken while mowing a lawn that morning. There are still abductions taking place, like you say, less flashy, but def still happening.
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I saw Rachel Maddow Nov 8th. She opened with congratulating the Chicago audience on getting rid of ICE... and sending them on their way. But I knew a that a man was taken while mowing a lawn that morning. There are still abductions taking place, like you say, less flashy, but def still happening.
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Jesus fucking Christ
“U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.”
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility and warns deportation blitz isn't over
The Democratic congresswoman said staffing for Chicago area ICE facilities is expected to triple in coming months.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Jesus fucking Christ
“U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.”
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility and warns deportation blitz isn't over
The Democratic congresswoman said staffing for Chicago area ICE facilities is expected to triple in coming months.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.”
“Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools saw thousands more absences than usual every day last week, as federal border patrol swept through the city during “Operation Charlotte’s Web.”
CMS saw over 21,000 student absences every day after Border Patrol arrests started
Absences peaked Monday, Nov. 17, with 30,000 students reported out, but remained high as Border Patrol fanned out across Charlotte.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools saw thousands more absences than usual every day last week, as federal border patrol swept through the city during “Operation Charlotte’s Web.”
“A Tribune analysis of 27 of the state’s largest universities found that foreign enrollment dipped at all but four institutions, including the University of Chicago and a handful of liberal arts colleges.”
Makes sense that UChicago would not see a decline but smaller liberal arts schools would.
Makes sense that UChicago would not see a decline but smaller liberal arts schools would.
International student enrollment declines at nearly two dozen Illinois universities
A Tribune analysis of 27 of the state’s largest universities found that total foreign enrollment dipped at all but five institutions.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“A Tribune analysis of 27 of the state’s largest universities found that foreign enrollment dipped at all but four institutions, including the University of Chicago and a handful of liberal arts colleges.”
Makes sense that UChicago would not see a decline but smaller liberal arts schools would.
Makes sense that UChicago would not see a decline but smaller liberal arts schools would.
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Here's the second:
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Here's the second:
One of the most ubiquitous signs nowadays are ICIRR signs listing the family support hotline number. They’ve become part of our urban landscape.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One of the most ubiquitous signs nowadays are ICIRR signs listing the family support hotline number. They’ve become part of our urban landscape.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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That’s the condition here in Los Angeles, abductions are still happening daily. @lataco.bsky.social has been reporting 6 days a week, basically listing all the abductions they know about
It’s horrific but an invaluable resource. Especially because Los Angeles is so geographically huge
It’s horrific but an invaluable resource. Especially because Los Angeles is so geographically huge
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
That’s the condition here in Los Angeles, abductions are still happening daily. @lataco.bsky.social has been reporting 6 days a week, basically listing all the abductions they know about
It’s horrific but an invaluable resource. Especially because Los Angeles is so geographically huge
It’s horrific but an invaluable resource. Especially because Los Angeles is so geographically huge
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Elon Musk’s latest feature on X has had some shocking and unintended consequences. trib.al/wFuPXVp
Starting Friday, X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
Starting Friday, X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
trib.al
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Elon Musk’s latest feature on X has had some shocking and unintended consequences. trib.al/wFuPXVp
Starting Friday, X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
Starting Friday, X users were able to use a new “about this account” feature to see what country accounts were based in. And for many “America First” posters, this revealed an inconvenient truth...
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This is paradoxically the most impactful thing about Bovino’s operations once he leaves it appears ICE and other DHS units are stay emboldened to operate but this draws much less attention then his much more camera facing and offensive operations. We have seen this in Chicago and LA after he leaves.
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is paradoxically the most impactful thing about Bovino’s operations once he leaves it appears ICE and other DHS units are stay emboldened to operate but this draws much less attention then his much more camera facing and offensive operations. We have seen this in Chicago and LA after he leaves.
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Operation Midway Blitz
As Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and his agents move on to other cities, those affected by the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area face a new normal in its aftermath.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
“Car wash employees — along with street vendors, day laborers, farmworkers and gardeners — have become low-hanging fruit. At least 340 people have been detained in raids on 100 car washes across Southern California since June, according to the CLEAN Car Wash Worker Center..”
This L.A. car wash depends on immigrant labor. Can it survive Trump?
The car wash industry, emblematic of California's highway culture, has long depended on immigrant labor. It's been hit hard by President Trump's deportation campaign.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
“Car wash employees — along with street vendors, day laborers, farmworkers and gardeners — have become low-hanging fruit. At least 340 people have been detained in raids on 100 car washes across Southern California since June, according to the CLEAN Car Wash Worker Center..”
“Since President Trump uncorked his deportation deluge this summer, immigration agents have hit more than 100 car washes across Southern California and detained more than 340 workers.“
Commentary: Car wash workers already had it tough. Then immigration raids slammed them to the ground
Activists say immigration agents have raided at least 100 car washes across Southern California since June, detaining at least 340 mostly Latino workers in Trump's deportation push.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“Since President Trump uncorked his deportation deluge this summer, immigration agents have hit more than 100 car washes across Southern California and detained more than 340 workers.“
“There were certain things that were near and dear to him,” Mahmood explained. “Social justice was one of them. The rights of Palestinians was another.”
Mahmood Mamdani says Palestine helped motivate son Zohran’s mayoral run
Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.
www.aljazeera.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“There were certain things that were near and dear to him,” Mahmood explained. “Social justice was one of them. The rights of Palestinians was another.”
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Chicago: ICE was just spotted taking people on Elston just north of Montrose. Keep alert
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chicago: ICE was just spotted taking people on Elston just north of Montrose. Keep alert
"Delila has not seen her father since his Oct. 21 arrest while working on a home improvement project in the West Ridge neighborhood. The 45-year-old remains in custody at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility more than 1,500 miles away in El Paso, Texas."
Her dad was taken by immigration agents. Now a 12-year-old girl fears she’s lost her only living parent.
The separation illustrates a tragic consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: children left behind after a parent is detained or deported.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Delila has not seen her father since his Oct. 21 arrest while working on a home improvement project in the West Ridge neighborhood. The 45-year-old remains in custody at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility more than 1,500 miles away in El Paso, Texas."
“We learned from Los Angeles and D.C. and it’s our turn to share what we learned with the cities facing it now,” said González, co-founder of Protect Rogers Park."
Chicago activists share blueprint for resisting Border Patrol: ‘Chicago clearly is front and center’
As President Donald Trump’s ramped up Border Patrol action hits city after city, Chicago’s immigration-focused community organizers are following.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“We learned from Los Angeles and D.C. and it’s our turn to share what we learned with the cities facing it now,” said González, co-founder of Protect Rogers Park."