Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-15 17:40:20 | Updated at 2025-01-19 12:22:17 3 days ago

Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
Chicago Tribune ^ | January 15, 2025 | Alice Yin

Posted on 01/15/2025 9:29:36 AM PST by Salman

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to enact mass deportations — and his famous antipathy toward Chicago — have girded local immigration activists for the immediate aftermath of his inauguration.

But how would such an effort, which has not happened before in modern U.S. history, actually unfold? And how real are Trump’s threats to try to go after asylum-seekers, naturalized citizens and other groups on top of immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission?

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Chicago officials are mobilizing a legal and resource playbook to stop federal immigration agents from carrying out raids at businesses, shelters, police lock-ups and beyond.

It’s unclear what exactly the president-elect will do after his Jan. 20 inauguration, as he promised mass deportations before his first term, too, and they largely did not materialize. Still, local leaders told the Tribune the danger is even more real this time around, citing the rightward shift of the courts and his four years of previous White House experience to embolden him.

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Emphasis added. Got that? They are worried about federal immigration raids on

police lock-ups

.
So we're talking about them resisting deporting people locally apprehended for crimes other than just illegal border hopping.

1 posted on 01/15/2025 9:29:36 AM PST by Salman

To: Salman

From many anecdotal accounts and evidence, it seems average Chicago residents, particularly blacks on the South Side, will ASSIST ICE and Trump’s Feds to find and deport illegals.

Its their woke leftist government which will be obstructionist.

2 posted on 01/15/2025 9:33:36 AM PST by PGR88

To: Salman

Which international boarder is Chicago in charge of? 🤔

3 posted on 01/15/2025 9:34:21 AM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)

To: Salman

I think there is some evidence the local leaders should be a little concerned about the local people..................

4 posted on 01/15/2025 9:35:19 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)

To: Salman

As we’ve been reliably informed and told, immigration is purely a federal level thing and the state has no say in the matter.

5 posted on 01/15/2025 9:35:43 AM PST by Skywise

To: Salman

local immigration activists

article has an agenda, the activists have an agenda

Trump has an agenda. The locals have an agenda.

Place your bets..........................

6 posted on 01/15/2025 9:37:51 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)

To: Salman

“Could”?! How about “will”. Oh and stfu

7 posted on 01/15/2025 9:38:55 AM PST by albie (U)

To: Salman

Chicago needs to start protecting their own American citizens...

The officials are sworn to uphold the law and protect their own Americans not the illegal aliens

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