"At the meeting, which at times grew raucous as audience members chanted and shouted down CCPSA members, members of the public described police setting protective perimeters around federal agents' operations - which is expressly banned by the TRUST Act - preventing rapid responders from following agents, arresting protesters, and in one instance even hugging an agent. The meeting was scheduled after Police District Council (PDC) members gathered more than 2,000 signatures in a petition drive."
"About 500 people packed Thalia Hall in Pilsen on Thursday night amid a torrential downpour to voice their frustration with the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) for not holding a hearing to probe allegations of cooperation by Chicago police with federal immigration agents sooner. Since June 2025, Chicago police officers have responded to the scenes of federal immigration actions multiple times, raising questions about whether they violated Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance or the state's TRUST Act."
About 500 people gathered at Thalia Hall in Pilsen during heavy rain to express frustration with the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) for delaying a hearing on alleged cooperation between Chicago police and federal immigration agents. Since June 2025, Chicago police have responded to federal immigration actions multiple times, prompting concerns that officers may have violated the Welcoming City Ordinance and the state's TRUST Act, which bar police assistance in immigration enforcement. Public accounts described officers forming protective perimeters around federal operations, blocking rapid responders, arresting protesters, and even hugging an agent. The meeting followed a petition drive by Police District Councils that collected over 2,000 signatures, triggering a mandated special meeting under the 2021 ordinance establishing the CCPSA and PDCs.
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