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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

The relentless @djbyrnes1.bsky.social has spent day after day in court this week tracking what's happening with suits against DHS filed (disclaimer: we're plaintiffs in one of them), as well as protesters facing charges.

Get up to speed now:

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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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 14h

This is some bullshit right here, brought to you by the Village of Broadview and the State of Illinois. It’s time for a lawsuit.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h

A very silly situation. Cops pushing protesters and press out of the free speech zone. Apparently standing at the corner of Beach and Lexington is still fine, though.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 16h

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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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20h

Feds were actively arresting people just a few miles away while he was giving this interview.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

Chicago Ald. Gregory Mitchell oversees the 7th Ward, which is home to the South Shore apartment building at the center of last week’s ICE raid.

He didn’t sign the letter.

Mitchell has not yet publicly issued a statement on the raid.

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So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

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Vanessa E. Thompson @vethompson.bsky.social · 1d

"Invoking the Insurrection Act would not, however, be a flip switch moving us from a functional democracy into fascism; rather,it would be an expansion of already existent fascist action . It’s tempting to urge protesters to avoid giving Trump a pretext for escalation.That would be a grave mistake."

Natasha Lennard @natashalennard.bsky.social · 2d

It’s tempting to urge protesters to avoid giving Trump a pretext for escalation. That would be a grave mistake. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/10/07/t...

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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Amano Jack @amano-jack.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case someone missed this detail:
Wells Fargo used the ICE orks to clear out a building of lawful residents to make a buck

Again, a military terror purge was carried out with naked children in handcuffs for the benefit of Wells Fargo execs

A corrupt corp that will bleat at any reciprocity

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

This is from a video on X, showing inside the Broadview ICE facility when Noem was in town on Fri.

For context, she's in the central room with 15 workstations setup to process detained individuals, whether they were arrested by immigration enforcement or at protests.

See the orange triangles?

Kristi Noem inside the ICE facility at 1930 Beach St. in Broadview, IL. She is standing near a white man, smiling at a desk with a computer monitor and printer. Behind her is a cell door with a man looking out a narrow slit window. Next to him, three or four other men are seen through a larger window in the cell.

Behind the white man are two upside down "demo bags" taped up over the windows to another cell.

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 2d

At tonight’s Broadview Village Board meeting, trustees just passed a resolution to recognize Hispanic heritage month. Earlier today, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson signed an executive order limiting protests of ICE to the hours of 9am-6pm daily.

Broadview Trustees sit at the village board meeting.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 2d

"Now Wired — which has become indispensable and deserves your subscription dollars (🙏) — reports that DHS wants to create dedicated centers to mass monitor social-media in real time."

"Authoritarian Capacity" and the Trump Regime - Lawyers, Guns & Money

In May of 2022, the Department of Homeland Security tried to stand up a group to coordinate government anti-disinformation efforts. As Deepa Shivaram wrote at NPR, the “decision” resulted from a “coor...

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

@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 · 2d

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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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 2d

It doesn’t seem that difficult to stop federal withholding, although I’m guessing there would be swift consequences.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 2d

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media organizations and journalists filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court Monday alleging their First Amendment rights have been violated. https://to.wttw.com/48W1Pbc

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...

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 2d

I sort of feel like we’re beyond the point of constraining our actions to those things that are legal, given that the government is breaking all kinds of laws on a constant basis

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 3d

I agree it’s totally unAmerican (unrelated photo from 2014 in Ferguson)

A tank with armed national guard members pointing gun at protesters

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

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

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

I think maybe it's time for us to mess with Texas.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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pauvrecobra.bsky.social @pauvrecobra.bsky.social · 3d

A massive parade held for extremely few people because of fears of ICE, and a community group tried to draw awareness. The mayor directed his people to attempt to violently rip the banner and accost the person holding it. Shame on Mayor Dominick of Cicero

paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

Community advocates in Cicero tried to join the annual Houbyfest parade today with a banner that read “ICE Out of Cicero: Silencio es complicidad. Solo el pueblo salva el pueblo.” They were intercepted and moved off the parade route by Cicero Police, one of whom was armed with an assault rifle.

Community advocates in high visibility vests March along an empty parade route with a banner reading “ICE out of Cicero“

Community advocates address the public on an empty parade route using a bullhorn. Protest signs igns read “Fuck ICE” and “Chinga la Migra. Fuera de Cicero.”

Cicero event staff grabs a banner from community advocates on an empty parade route as a police SUV approaches with its illuminated.

True police SUVs, two police 4x4 vehicles, and two police on foot – including one who is holding a long gun – approach community advocates along an empty parade route.

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

Why are “activists in Chicago” responsible for dealing with any of it? Who is the leader of Illinois?

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's time for us to mess with Texas.

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe JB should send the Illinois State Police to fend off the fucking invaders. They sure seem to enjoy cracking heads.

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

How is the state legislature not in emergency session right now?

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

If it's really an invasion (and it is) then maybe we need to do something beyond just calling it what it is. Close the borders? Deploy Illinois Guard to protect us? Some kind of economic sanctions against Texas or the US?

You said you would protect your people. It's time for action.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

Houbyfest is an annual celebration of Czech/Slovak culture, a timely reminder of Cicero’s long history as a destination for immigrants. The parade was poorly attended; Cicero has the fourth highest per capita Latine population in the US and has been targeted relentlessly by ICE in recent weeks.

Spectators look on as anti-ICE protesters pass in the foreground.

A community advocate speaks into a megaphone at the Houbyfest parade in Cicero.

Community advocates pass flyers to community members at the Houbyfest parade in Cicero.

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