Feds Target Unhoused Chicagoans

Since September, federal agents have abducted at least six unhoused individuals in Chicago, with local organizations estimating that the actual number may be higher due to the social invisibility of homelessness. The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is probing reports of additional abductions, including a recent incident in Logan Square where 11 individuals were detained. Concurrently, federal agents have ramped up their operations against anti-deportation protesters at a detention center in Broadview, prompting concerns over civil liberties. State and local law enforcement have imposed restrictions on protests, corralling demonstrators into designated areas and enforcing time limits. Broadview's mayor signed an executive order restricting protests to specific hours, claiming the area is "under siege.

" This order cites the recent escalation of violence by ICE as justification for the limitations. The actions of both federal and local authorities have sparked significant backlash from civil rights organizations. These developments underscore the ongoing conflict between immigration enforcement and the rights of marginalized communities.