immigration and customs enforcement

"Throughout my twenty-year career as a state legislator, I have stood with immigrant communities, and I know for certain: being an immigrant, being Brown, or being scared of ICE should not be a death sentence," Hernandez said. #ice #democraticparty #immigrants

“While I’m relieved by the dismissal, it does not change the disruption it caused in my life,” Walsh said, adding that she also experienced what she described as violence by federal agents during the protest. #protest #doj #charges

“Federal agents killed Alex Pretti. They killed Renee Nicole Good. Here at home, they killed Silverio Villegas González,” Peters said in the statement. #minneapolis #ice #impeach

Miller accused government officials of blaming victims for their own deaths in such cases and warned against what she called a growing public desensitization to violence carried out by federal agents. #ice #killing #gop #minneapolis

Sheehan argued that the commission is part of what he described as the governor’s ongoing attacks on law enforcement. #ice #commission

As a way of generating rental assistance funding, Sigcho Lopez is calling on lawmakers to more heavily tax the wealthy, something state Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, said would be akin to rewarding those who have already broken the law. #raids #eviction

The trio also faulted Pritzker for what they characterized as rhetoric that encourages confrontation, pointing to remarks in which the governor urged supporters to be “street fighters” for Democratic causes — a line Republicans have repeatedly criticized. #protest #policeofficers

Federal agents detained Santillana earlier this month at Rayito de Sol, a North Side daycare center where she worked. #detained #ice

Organizers say the event is meant to show support for immigrant residents who they say have faced intimidation and enforcement actions by ICE. #protest

A fourth individual, Aaron Roach, 51, was taken into custody by the Broadview Police Department and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. #arrest #protest