"Mayor Daniel Biss says what he has seen of federal immigration raids in Evanston, Illinois, amounts to an "invasion from our own federal government." His office is now launching investigations into reports of federal agents brutalizing and threatening community members. "They appear to have just started beating people up for no reason," Biss says. "If that was anybody except for a federal agent, they would be under arrest.""
"Federal agents continue to carry out raids across the Chicago area. On Wednesday, armed ICE agents in black vests chased a teacher into a Spanish-language day care and preschool in front of children and parents. In video of the incident, the teacher can be heard screaming as the agents dragged her out of the school. Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley said the teacher was a trusted member of the community with a work permit."
Federal immigration raids have been carried out across the Chicago area, including armed ICE agents entering a Spanish-language day care and dragging a teacher out in front of children and parents. Video captures the teacher screaming and community leaders noting the teacher held a work permit. In Evanston, a federal agent was filmed repeatedly punching a man pinned to the pavement and pointing a gun at bystanders. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss has launched two investigations into federal actions, described the raids as an invasion by the federal government, and reported allegations that agents have brutalized and threatened community members.
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