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Chicago saw tens of thousands of people march against the president and his anti-immigrant policies at Saturday's No Kings rally, and local leaders are bracing for more raids.
President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.
Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post on Sunday night, where he called on ICE officers to "reverse the tide of Mass Destruction Migration."
Mayor Brandon Johnson joins The Weekend to discuss how immigrant advocates and organizations are bracing for a potential barrage of ICE raids across workplaces in the Chicago area as ICE activates its "Special Response Teams" in several predominately blue cities nationwide.
Donald Trump is targeting big cities like Chicago, led by Mayor Brandon Johnson, for the next phase of his mass-deportation agenda.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says city is prepared to protect people's First Amendment right to peaceably assemble ahead of influx of ICE raids.
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Thousands across the Chicago area rallied for "No Kings Day" protests against the Trump administration. There seemed to be a never-ending crowd of people marching from Daley Plaza all throughout the Loop.
A day after President Donald Trump directed officials to prioritize deportations from large cities, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hammered the idea.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson demands House Speaker Mike Johnson speak up against what he calls immigration enforcement "terrorism" while defending his own controversial immigration policies in Chicago
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said Johnson,