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- 'You don't have to do it alone': how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
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"Pritzker said people around Chicago are in a better position to respond to the increased federal presence after the first round with Bovino. Legislation Pritzker signed last week aims to bar civil immigration arrests from being carried out in courts, day care centers and hospitals and public universities, and the new law gives people more leeway to sue agents accused of violating their civil rights.
His administration also formed the Illinois Accountability Commission to give people an avenue to report abuses. The commission will meet for the first time Thursday.
"I'm very proud of the way that Illinoisans have reacted to CBP and ICE, and that's in pulling out your whistles and your phones, video [recording] everything and posting it online," Pritzker said. "We have a population that knows how to react when their community is being invaded, and we've seen people step up."
State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, said she saw residents running out of their homes to "fight back" against agents patrolling streets and questioning residents' legal status." (Chicago Sun-Times)
- "Nearby, neighbors and activists shouted, blew whistles and set up trash bins to try to block a Border Patrol caravan..."
Bovino's back: Border Patrol commander leads fresh round of immigration raids in Chicago area (Chicago Sun-Times)
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