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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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(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: aliens; chicago; harboring; illinois; obstruction; rebellion; sabotage; sanctuarycity
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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
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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
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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)
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To: Salman

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.


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)
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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
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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)
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To: Salman

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


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


8 posted on 01/15/2025 9:39:09 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Salman

The Supreme Court has ruled over and over that this is an exclusive Federal responsibility, with no State or local pre-emption.

Insurrection should be dealt with in the normal manner.


9 posted on 01/15/2025 9:40:28 AM PST by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Do what DeSantis did to Martha’s Vineyard.


10 posted on 01/15/2025 9:40:38 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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11 posted on 01/15/2025 9:41:49 AM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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I really, really, really hope Johnson and Pritzker try to buck Homan. That would flat out make my day.


12 posted on 01/15/2025 9:48:11 AM PST by ryderann
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There should be a federal law to outlaw sanctuary cities and band on fracking / drilling.

These states and cities are endangering our national security.


13 posted on 01/15/2025 9:49:02 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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This is insurrection! Arrest all local and state employees who disrupt the return of illegal alien invaders to outside the USA. Illegal aliens by definition are criminals. OUT!!! Get out of this country you worthless invaders!


14 posted on 01/15/2025 9:50:25 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Salman

Arrest Chicago officials who are harboring illegal aliens....that is a crime.


15 posted on 01/15/2025 9:53:16 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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No, it WILL test it. And President Trump will win.


16 posted on 01/15/2025 9:57:20 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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Europe has proposed bribing its unwanted guests so they return home.

It might be possible to place withholding imposts on their income so we can bribe them to return home with their own money.

This might be:
5% on the first $200/week,
10% on the second $200/week,
15% on the third $200/week,
30% thereafter.

They could personally get back in their native land about half the money in the first six months after return and the rest afterwards at short-notice random time periods.

No interest would be paid on the withheld money.


17 posted on 01/15/2025 9:57:51 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Salman

I’m wondering which demoncrap politician winds up in jail 1st.


18 posted on 01/15/2025 10:07:24 AM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Salman
My God, authoress Alice Yin is insane, ignorant of history, and ignorant of the law...
* local immigration activists -- big root cause of the problem right there!
* not happened before in modern U.S. history -- see Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Trump’s threats to go after naturalized citizens -- WTH? If they are naturalized, they are LEGAL. He has NEVER suggested (and most likely never even thought about) going after citizens. Does she NOT understand ILLEGALS?
* his four years of previous White House experience to embolden him. -- POTUS following the law and upholding his oath of office is a result of him being "emboldened"?

What a POS authoress, a POS article, and a POS newspaper. The Tribune used to be the somewhat sane paper in Chicago.

19 posted on 01/15/2025 10:09:13 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: Jim Noble

Trump could even federalize the Illinois National Guard and have them do it under the Insurrection Act.


20 posted on 01/15/2025 10:16:49 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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