Operation Midway Blitz, an immigration enforcement initiative targeting Chicago, was launched by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, with hundreds of ICE agents and vehicles expected to be deployed in the city.
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Protestors held march, rally at Mall in Joliet against Trump’s immigration crackdown
Protestors took to the streets of Joliet and Chicago to protest the Trump administration’s policies, including the potential deployment of National Guard troops and ICE raids, which they fear could target the Hispanic community during the Mexican Independence Day Parade.
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Gov. Pritzker Braces for ICE Actions in Chicago, Warns Against Trump’s National Guard Deployment
Governor JB Pritzker expects ICE operations in Chicago to mirror recent federal action in Los Angeles, while a federal judge ruled Trump’s troop deployment to L.A. illegal, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is prepared to take legal action if federal officials take unconstitutional actions.
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U.S. House January 6 Attack Chairman Bennie Thompson Lays Out the Investigation Ahead
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s supporters violently attacked the Capitol shortly after Trump’s speech, over-running entrances, assaulting police officers and breaking glass doors as Vice President Michael Pence during the violent insurrection at the Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Governors in surrounding states for assistance from their National Guard.
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A New America Dawns with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After Chief Justice John Roberts swore him in, President Biden spoke about the importance of a unified America after four years of an administration that orchestrated perhaps the most profound divide in modern history.
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Pro-Trump Protesters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash with Police
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Carrying Trump banners and American flags and chanting “Stop the Steal,” the protesters blasted their way into the hallowed halls, breaking windows and shoving Capitol police aside as they sought to push the mob back by unleashing pepper spray.
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‘We Took the Capitol’ Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police at the scene.
