WAUKEGAN, Sick. – The biggest Mexican Independence Day parade and competition in north suburban Waukegan has been postponed till November, organizers introduced Wednesday.
The delay comes after issues tied to President Donald Trump’s menace of sending the Nationwide Guard and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers to the Chicago space.
What we all know:
The Fiestas Patrias Parade and Competition was initially scheduled for Sept. 14.
As a substitute, the occasion will happen in November and be mixed with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Useless).
Organizers cited “the specter of a large-scale ICE operation, together with the deployment of the Nationwide Guard from six purple states to help in immigration and home regulation enforcement operations” in Chicago, Cook dinner County and Lake County.
That is the primary postponement within the occasion’s 30-year historical past.
The parade and competition sometimes characteristic greater than 100 distributors, 100 horses, six Mexican-style bands and a three-mile parade route, based on Margaret Carrasco, president of Fiesta Patrias in Waukegan, the sponsoring group.
Carrasco mentioned a U.S. Division of Homeland Safety official within the Nice Lakes area suggested that enormous public celebrations of Mexican Independence Day needs to be canceled, warning they might be focused by immigration enforcement.
What’s subsequent:
On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reiterated his perception that Trump will deploy Nationwide Guard troops and ICE brokers to the Chicago space, probably as quickly as this weekend.
A timeline for the brokers’ arrival has not been launched.
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The Supply: The knowledge on this article was offered by organizers of the Fiestas Patrias Day Parade and Competition.
