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Barrio Arts Festival in Chicago carries on amid fears of potential ICE raids
Despite fears about possible immigration raids, Chicago's Puerto Rican community turned out Saturday for one of the city's ...
25th annual Barrio Arts Festival returns to Humboldt Park amid ICE concerns
For the 25th year, the Barrio Arts Festival is bringing the sights and sounds of Puerto Rican culture to Humboldt Park. “This year feels very special, and it feels more intentional,” ...
Summer festival organizers concerned amid ICE enforcement efforts
Summer festival organizers are considering extra protocols amid fears of deportation arrests and Immigration and Customs ...
Chicago police say ICE worker’s 911 call prompted them to patrol immigration raid protest
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council that she’ll investigate the controversial June 4 police response if no one else will.
Chicago alderpeople to question CPD about presence at ICE action
"At no point did CPD assist in immigration enforcement. All actions taken by CPD during this incident were in accordance with ...
Lawmakers, activists seek to ban ‘masked and unmarked' ICE agents during raids
Lawmakers are seeking to outlaw the use of masks and civilian clothing by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, but ...
‘Intentional scare tactic,’ say community leaders after feds swarm Puerto Rican museum in Chicago
Local leaders are speaking out after they say federal agents entered Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and refused to show a badge or identification.
From Agents on Horseback in L.A. to a Chicago Arts Festival, Latino Communities Mobilize Against ICE
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sowing fear and chaos in communities across the United States, as heavily ...
Skokie man detained by ICE; local officials trying to get him released
ICE agents seized a man in his 50s who has lived in Skokie for 25 years with kids, local electeds said, and has no criminal ...