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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump's influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations is causing panic and hurting radical successful Chicago, said Byron Sigcho Lopez, the Democratic alderman for Chicago’s 25th Ward.
On Sunday, Trump borderline czar Tom Homan and the acting lawman lawyer wide were successful the metropolis arsenic ICE operations ramped up. It came conscionable days after reports leaked of wide deportation raids planned successful the sanctuary city.
"I deliberation that to deploy the unit of authorities against guiltless radical sends a chilling effect," Sigcho Lopez told NewsNation.
"[It's] not thing that a antiauthoritarian president volition do, but thing the dictators bash to bypass the law rights to criminalize full communities," helium added.
Sigcho Lopez said that section businesses are reporting losses, parents aren't putting kids successful school, and radical are not going to hospitals oregon churches amid fearfulness of ICE.
He said that immoderate "MAGA fanatics" adjacent harassed churchgoers successful the ward.
The alderman pointed to the pardoning of 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters arsenic hypocritical, telling NewsNation that the hundreds of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are facing little persecution than "children who spell to school."
Chicago and authorities officials, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, person vowed to support migrant communities from wide deportations.
Mayor Brandon Johnson shared connected X: “We’ve received reports of ICE enforcement enactment successful Chicago today. Please cognize that Chicago constabulary were not involved. My squad and I are moving intimately with City officials.”
