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Chicago and Philadelphia Cancel Cinco de Mayo Parade to Shield Criminal Illegal Aliens from ICE Raids in Sanctuary City Crackdown
Gateway Pundit ^ | April 14, 2025 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 04/14/2025 9:19:35 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

The sanctuary cities of Chicago and Philadelphia have canceled their annual Cinco de Mayo parades, citing fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting criminal illegal aliens.

The decision, announced by local organizers, is being slammed as a blatant attempt to harbor lawbreakers and undermine federal immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s renewed crackdown on illegal immigration.

In Chicago, the Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce and Casa Puebla pulled the plug on the Little Village parade, a long-standing celebration of Mexican-American culture, claiming the community is “frightened” by ICE’s efforts to apprehend illegal aliens.

Hector Escobar, president of the chamber, said in a statement,”Our community is very frightened because of the raids and the threat that ICE has imposed on the families that work tirelessly to provide a better future for their kids.”

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; chicago; cincodemayo; harboring; ice; illegalaliens; illinois; insurrection; insurrectionists; interference; obstruction; pennsylvania; philadelphia; rebellion; sabotage
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To: SaxxonWoods
>>>This battle was significant…

The French were already evacuating Mexico due to prez Lincoln threatening a second war against France during the American Civil War.

21 posted on 04/14/2025 9:50:37 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

A freakin’ Messican colony.


22 posted on 04/14/2025 9:55:17 AM PDT by dljordan (The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

23 posted on 04/14/2025 9:58:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Socon-Econ

“That non-USA holiday parade should never be held...”

It’s not a holiday anywhere.


24 posted on 04/14/2025 10:00:34 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: Deaf Smith

True! That was a Google answer I put up, heh. I know it’s significant to Mexicans but it’s just their day to party, they like parties. It’s like their version of Columbus Day for the Italians.


25 posted on 04/14/2025 10:06:08 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Still a win for the administration. Fear in the sanctuary cities.


26 posted on 04/14/2025 10:06:16 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: Macho MAGA Man
It's really just an excuse to decorate the Mexican restaurants and fill the seats. I usually avoid it. I can get good Mexican food any other day of the year without the party animals "celebrating" Cinco de Mayo.
27 posted on 04/14/2025 10:15:38 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Deaf Smith

5th of May (cinco de mayo) is a beer holiday invented by the beer distributors.

+++++++++

I agree with your take on 05MAY festivities. I can’t pin the date down as well as you did but it showed up as a “thing” out of nowhere.
I have no problem with it. Just an excuse to eat Mexican food. Nothing more.


28 posted on 04/14/2025 10:19:22 AM PDT by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
the threat that ICE has imposed on the families that work tirelessly to provide a better future for their kids.”

What utter bullshit!

29 posted on 04/14/2025 10:19:32 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: SaxxonWoods
5th of May is a celebration in Mexico like St Patrick's Day was to Ireland…not there.

Ireland had to start doing the event to accommodate the tourist during this century.

30 posted on 04/14/2025 10:22:08 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: N. Theknow

I know!


31 posted on 04/14/2025 10:22:44 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical object)
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To: ComputerGuy

When I was younger and used anything as an excuse for drinking “holiday”, cinco de mayo was a mostly a pathetic white people day drinking party.


32 posted on 04/14/2025 10:27:23 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: BenLurkin
Cinco de Mayo is maybe the best marketing campaign ever.
It was basically promoted as a Mexican holiday by Corona beer. A beer that is more popular in the USA, than Mexico.

Yet, they have made it into a reason for many Americans to go to lunch, dinner or just drinks at their local Mexican restaurant and order a Cervasa or Margarita.

33 posted on 04/14/2025 10:28:09 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: BenLurkin

Or Hondurans, Guatemalans or El Salvadorans for that matter.


34 posted on 04/14/2025 10:41:53 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: kosciusko51

Correct.


35 posted on 04/14/2025 10:42:15 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

it should be replaced with mexican war day

when we won the southwest from mexico


36 posted on 04/14/2025 10:48:35 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Just let Pres. Trump cancel any Federal dollars going to those blue cities and see how long they welcome newcomers aka undocumented migrants aka illegal aliens there.


37 posted on 04/14/2025 10:52:50 AM PDT by antidemoncrat ( )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Shutting off of federal $$ is more likely to move the needle more. Shutting federal $$ off to states, cities etc. will as well.


38 posted on 04/14/2025 10:56:29 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Curse you, Babylon Bee! You got me!


39 posted on 04/14/2025 11:03:35 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Fear Not !
.
Judgment Cometh and
That Right Quickly!


40 posted on 04/14/2025 11:06:27 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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