"Donald Trump and Kristi Noem and Tom Homan said they were targeting the worst of the worst criminals. They lied and they continue to lie. Sixty percent of the individuals that ICE has taken in Illinois this year have no criminal convictions of any kind. ICE is running around the Loop harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States. Now, ICE is making it commonplace. That's not making America great."
"In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists and protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If federal agents march down busy streets, harassing civilians and demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have any trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism. So, let's not pretend it's something else when it happens in our American cities."
Federal troops and ICE operated in Chicago after a presidential request, appearing near downtown landmarks and patrolling the Loop. The deployment coincided with a broader national crime crackdown that also placed troops in Washington, D.C. Reports indicate that 60% of ICE detainees in Illinois this year lacked criminal convictions. Officials allege ICE agents have harassed people for not being white, conducted stops demanding papers, and engaged in confrontational actions toward journalists and protesters. These actions have been characterized as authoritarian, raising concerns about civil liberties and racial profiling.
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