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A big-scale in a single day immigration raid in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood has left residents reeling from the destruction to their group, per ABC 7.
The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) mentioned Tuesday’s (September 30) raid focused people allegedly related to the Tren de Aragua gang, believed to be concerned in drug trafficking, weapons crimes, and immigration violations. DHS confirmed that 37 individuals had been arrested throughout the joint operation involving ICE, CBP, FBI, and ATF brokers.
Residents mentioned the raid shook the group as destruction, chaos, and arrests unfolded in the midst of the night time.
“My constructing is shaking. So I’m like, ‘What’s that?’ Then I look out the window—it’s a Blackhawk helicopter,” Dr. Alii Muhammad, a South Shore resident, recalled.
Pertissue Fisher, a tenant in a raided constructing at seventy fifth and South Shore Drive, mentioned she was detained in her nightgown.
“They simply handled us like we had been nothing,” Fisher mentioned, noting that she was handcuffed and questioned till round 3 a.m. regardless of authorities having no warrants.
Different neighbors described kids being zip-tied, flashbang grenades getting used, and doorways being destroyed.
“It was terrifying,” Eboni Watson mentioned. “One agent actually mentioned, ‘F*** them youngsters.’”
“They’d the Black individuals in a single van and the immigrants in one other,” Marlee Sanders, whose boyfriend was amongst these detained, mentioned.
Whereas DHS officers defended the raid, citing considerations about public security and gang exercise, group leaders and advocates strongly condemned the transfer.
“We’re making an attempt to struggle so we will all keep on this neighborhood, however that may’t occur when we’ve individuals pulling us out of our beds at night time,” Dixon Romeo of South Aspect Collectively mentioned.
The raid sparked protests towards the surge of federal enforcement in downtown Chicago
“It’s ridiculous that our tax {dollars} are going towards these kind of raids,” Nick Sous of the U.S. Palestinian Neighborhood Community mentioned. “When it could possibly be funding healthcare, housing, and different wants of the group.”
Tuesday’s raid comes as Chicago prepares for a doable Nationwide Guard deployment. A latest memo from DHS instructed that as much as 100 Guard members could possibly be despatched to assist federal brokers. President Donald Trump fueled tensions by suggesting that Chicago and different Democratic cities ought to function “coaching grounds” for the army.
“It’s appalling that he would even recommend such a factor,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson mentioned.
“Sending troops into cities as a proving floor for battle is, frankly, insane,” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker added.
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