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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 11h

“We are surrounded by Illinois State Police who are standing on top of the roofs of buildings, and there is no other reason to think that they are up there other than to intimidate us.”

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No troops in Broadview yet, but anti-ICE protestors say state and local police used intimidation tactics in crowd control • The TRiiBE

Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Broadview to continue calling out the federal government for its aggressive immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees at the facility.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 11h

NEW — Both Broadview police and Illinois State Police aggressively pushed demonstrators back behind the barricades during today’s demonstration.

They didn’t deploy teargas or any other chemical agents, but some carried pepper ball launchers.

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No troops in Broadview yet, but anti-ICE protestors say state and local police used intimidation tactics in crowd control • The TRiiBE

Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Broadview to continue calling out the federal government for its aggressive immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees at the facility.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 19h

Lots of Midway Blitz-related legal developments today. Here's where things stand for the morning:

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19h

NEW — Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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Trump’s bad week in court • The TRiiBE

Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19h

Among the cases we’re keeping our eyes on today include:

• a man accused of placing a $10,000 murder hit on Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino

• two individuals facing charges for allegedly blocking in and ramming federal vehicles in Chicago’s Brighton Park.

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Trump’s bad week in court • The TRiiBE

Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19h

NEW — Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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Trump’s bad week in court • The TRiiBE

Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 20h

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Kay, Queen [of plan] B @kaytheory.bsky.social · 20h

Appreciation to @thetriibe.com for their outstanding reporting on the Chicago situation. They're doing excellent work and deserve our support. I just made a small donation. Independent Black press will always be needed in this country.

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The TRiiBE is an award-winning media company that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago in pursuit of truth and liberation.

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cam rodriguez 🔎 🇲🇽 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 1d

Both sentiments from Jackson and Johnson aren't

too different from those expressed by a Black bystander in the viral video of the feds placing a Black man in a chokehold in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood: "Y'all supposed to be out here choking Mexicans," he said.

Jackson described the happiness he felt when he

first heard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was coming to Chicago. He said he felt that the migrants were "slowly taking over" South Shore and said the building eventually had majority immigrant occupants.

After the South Shore raid, Jackson said his feelings have changed because ICE "had mercy for nobody."

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🫩 @blackatit.bsky.social · 1d

There are a lot of people on here that need to read this.

“This isn’t our fight” was a rallying cry on here for a min. Y’all need to learn a thing or two.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

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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 · 1d

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Jay Young @impactofficer.bsky.social · 1d

I am ashamed to admit that, while I have been a consumer and fan of what @thetriibe.com has been doing, I've never been a financial supporter. This article changed that and actually made me come out of my pocket.

I'm so grateful for the work of our local journalists.

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

“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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Not Like This @brotherbuddha.bsky.social · 1d

"Though history shows that Black people have always been the target of police and federal activity, Guillory said, Black people believing they would be safe from Trump’s immigration enforcement is a result of propaganda promoting divisiveness between oppressed communities."

This is the first of four excerpts from the attached article by the TRiiBE in images, it reads:
Jackson described the happiness he felt when he first heard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was coming to Chicago. He said he felt that the migrants were “slowly taking over” South Shore and said the building eventually had majority immigrant occupants.

After the South Shore raid, Jackson said his feelings have changed because ICE “had mercy for nobody.”

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said. He never thought the presence of federal agents in Chicago would impact him. When asked why, he said, “Because I’m a Black man.”

Both sentiments from Jackson and Johnson aren’t too different from those expressed by a Black bystander in the viral video of the feds placing a Black man in a chokehold in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood: “Y’all supposed to be out here choking Mexicans,” he said.

Last week marked a pivotal moment in the surge of federal agents occupying Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” to deport “criminal illegal” immigrants. The South Shore raid, along with the raid at a Bronzeville homeless shelter and the chokehold in East Garfield Park, directly touched Black Chicago communities.

“We’ve been saying for the longest time that it was bound to happen in every community, in every oppressed community,” said Guillory, chair of the neighbor committee with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

There is a photo of a group of people behind a banner that says Abolish Ice Know Your Rights and in the center of that group is Kobi Guillory speaking into a microphone. The caption reads: Activist Kobi Guillory with Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) speaks during an emergency anti-Trump protest on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Ash Lane for the TRiiBE.

“We were always going to experience the attacks; they don’t care if you were born in this country, if your ancestors were brought here in shackles in the 1700s, it doesn’t really matter to them,” Guillory explained, “because to them, the only people that they actually care about are rich, white people – rich, white men specifically.”

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 1d

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

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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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Zelena Sage @zelenasage.blacksky.app · 1d

Rod Johnson is a 67-year-old Black military veteran who already suffers from PTSD.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

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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Boycott Citizens Bank @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 1d

“We’ve been saying for the longest time that it was bound to happen in every community, in every oppressed community,” said Kobi Guillory, chair of the neighbor committee with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

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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Logan Jaffe @loganjaffe.bsky.social · 1d

Crucial read

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

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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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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 1d

Comprehensive analysis of this complex story. I’m so grateful for the stellar reporting on this from local journalists at The TriiBE & elsewhere who will not let this be buried. Support local journalism!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

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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Muz @muz.blacksky.app · 1d

Y'all should read this article, it's long but it's really good and it brings up some very valid points. This government doesn't want Black and Brown people to start working together. And Black and Brown people need to stop seeing each other as enemies. We are in the same f-ing boat right now.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

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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 · 1d

HAPPENING TODAY — Federal judge is scheduled to hear oral arguments in hearing regarding the lawsuit over National Guard’s deployment to Illinois.

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Trump’s ‘Midway Blitz’ hits the courts in Chicago • The TRiiBE

The legal impacts of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts landed hard in Chicago’s federal courthouse this week, with more developments expected in the coming days.

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 1d

An important article with in-depth reporting. Read it!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

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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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Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com · 1d

For those tuning into Chicago for Illinois VS Trump (the National Guard case) this is essential context

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

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.

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Can local police arrest ICE?

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Dave Stieber @dstieber.bsky.social · 1d

Article: Trump isn’t the first elected official to suggest jail for Mayor Brandon Johnson via @thetriibe.com
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — The federal courthouse in Chicago was packed this week with cases related to immigration enforcement activity and the Trump administration’s targeting of the city.

Here’s a rundown of what happened.

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Trump’s ‘Midway Blitz’ hits the courts in Chicago • The TRiiBE

The legal impacts of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts landed hard in Chicago’s federal courthouse this week, with more developments expected in the coming days.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Lots of stuff happening with ICE and DHS in Chicago's federal court this week, and more still to come.

My latest (with help from Truthout contributor Tara Goodarzi) for @thetriibe.com

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Trump’s ‘Midway Blitz’ hits the courts in Chicago • The TRiiBE

The legal impacts of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts landed hard in Chicago’s federal courthouse this week, with more developments expected in the coming days.

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