"It's important to celebrate victories - to raise a glass, to exhale in relief, to crack a smile, or even laugh out loud, because finally, something has gone right. But these days, wins and losses unfold rapidly, and pivoting from one feeling to the next can be a challenge. When you're living in a state of emergency - hypervigilant and raging against injustice - feelings of bitterness, rage, grief, and anxiety can feel all-consuming."
"For me, the most heartening thing about this moment is the collective courage on display in my city. As journalist Sarah Lazare recently wrote on social media, "[I] don't want to downplay the harm [or] make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across the city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect neighbors.""
Recent legal and electoral developments have produced local victories alongside escalating immigration enforcement actions. A jury declined to convict a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, and Zohran Mamdani won a New York City mayoral race against Andrew Cuomo. In Chicago, a federal judge accused Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino of lying during a deposition and ordered ICE agents to limit use of force in the region. More than 3,000 people have been detained by ICE across Chicagoland since early September. Many Chicagoans are confronting ICE directly, blowing whistles, running toward agents, and organizing deployments to protect neighbors amid fear and trauma.
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