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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
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A delegation of clergy, including a bishop who is one of Cupich's deputies, tried to bring the inmates at holy Communion on Nov 1, the Catholic feast of but was denied access to the facility.

propagandist McLaughlin said the facility in Broadview was a field office that is used for processing & short-term detention & it was not "standard operating procedure" to have religious services there.

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    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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    was asked Tuesday about at the facility who have been refused the opportunity to receive holy Communion, an important obligation. Many immigrants entering the come from , a predominantly region.

    He said the detainees' spiritual rights need to be respected & cited scripture indicating Jesus will judge after death on how they welcomed immigrants.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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      …El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who…heads the cmte of the ' conference, said the conference is discussing whether to issue a statement about the admin's treatment of during its annual meeting, to be held in Baltimore from Nov 10-13.

      "Without question, this issue will be a major, if not the major, topic that we undertake during the bishops' meeting," he said.

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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        …, originally from the area, …has been steadily increasing his criticisms of .

        …Cardinal Michael Czerny, a close advisor to Leo, said the pope is "expressing the concerns that should be in the heart of every & of every citizen."

        "The Golden Rule, in other words: Do unto others as you would wish them to do unto you," said Czerny.

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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          Cupich, who leads an archdiocese including about 2 million , said the 's teachings about helping cannot be disregarded.

          "This is not some abstract value that people who say they are can easily ignore," said the cardinal. "No, this is the kind of moral imperative that is tested in the here and now."

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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            "There's a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening," the pontiff said on Tuesday, when asked about the condition of detained at a federal facility in , , near .

            "I know how much it means to detainees & their families that is paying close attention to the suffering of migrants & their families here," Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told Reuters.

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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              "Pope Leo's comments strengthen the resolve of those of us in the United States who remain deeply committed to welcoming the stranger," said Kerry Alys Robinson, president & CEO of Catholic Charities USA, a national federation of 168 agencies.

              , the first pope, has been ramping up his disapproval of the admin's treatment of .

                [?]Paria sans portefeuille » 🌐
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                "Weaponized allegations of antisemitism driven by pro-Israel groups have been central to attacks on —including the Trump administration’s brazen war on —over the past two years, according to a new report jointly published today by the American Association of University Professors and the Middle East Studies Association."

                mesana.org/advocacy/task-force

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                  “It’s about their practices targeting , targeting & people exercising their constitutional rights,” said Craig Futterman, atty for the orgs. “We have , & who will forever be afraid to exercise their very rights that make this country great, assaulted by the very people assigned to protect those freedoms.”

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                    Attorneys for the plaintiffs told Ellis that federal agents repeatedly & brazenly violated the constitutional rights of & during aggressive raids, which began 2 months ago.

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                      “The agent then yelled ‘throw another one’ & prepared a second canister,” acc/to a filing by attorneys for the plaintiffs. “Similarly, one agent told another, ‘Hey, throw it () for fun.’”

                      Video of both incidents did not capture agents ordering the crowd to disperse or warning that they were going to deploy , as required by Ellis’ order.

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                        Lawyers for the admin told Ellis they plan to appeal her ruling…
                        Nearly a month ago, Ellis prohibited federal agents from deploying & other against , & anyone not posing an immediate threat to enforcement agents.

                        Since Oct 3, federal agents have fired tear gas at Chicagoans on at least 7 occasions, along with & other crowd *control* measures.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                          Ellis held an all-day hearing Wednesday in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown where she heard from members of the , & Chicago that they had been terrified by the aggressive actions of federal agents carrying out what the admin calls “Operation Midway Blitz.”

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                            “The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters & attacked by agitators,” Ellis said Thursday before announcing her ruling. “That simply is untrue. And the government’s own evidence in this case belies that assertion.”

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                              …The raid marked a heightened turn in 's aggressive crackdown in , which began in September with the stated purpose of pursuing dangerous criminals without the legal right to reside in the . It has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests, according to the , including US & people with no criminal record.

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                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                Footage obtained by local WGN-TV showed 2 men, one in a balaclava, dragging a woman out of the colorfully decorated front doors of Rayito de Sol center as she screamed. The men wore vests that said "Police" but no other agency markings were visible.


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                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                  In ’s crackdown, agents raid , center

                                  A Spanish-language immersion daycare in a leafy residential neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago was raided by federal immigration agents on Wednesday & a was taken away, panicking administrators & of , & pre-k at the center, a staff worker at the daycare told Reuters.


                                  reuters.com/world/us/chicago-i

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                    Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, & her keys in plain view.

                                    later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle & violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”

                                    [Despite DHS claims,] Figueroa was released the same day a few hours later WITHOUT CHARGES.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                      Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle & exited w/ weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a . Agents then forcibly opened her door & pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored them & forced Figueroa into a red minivan & drove away.

                                      Alt...Video of ICE hitting a woman’s car, then weapons drawn violently pulling her out of her car by the legs causing her back & head to hit the car door lip & the road. Then they kneel on top of her as she tries to protect herself.

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                        woman dragged out of her car after colliding with demands accountability

                                        Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily , federal agents making arrests on a residential street.


                                        chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                          For the second time in a little over a week, officers reportedly shot someone in , . This time, it was a who ICE officers shot from behind while he was driving a car, acc/to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

                                          The victim was a 25-yr-old named Carlos Jimenez, who is a father of 3.


                                          latimes.com/california/story/2

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                            Shot a Trying to Help

                                            According to his lawyer, officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.


                                            motherjones.com/politics/2025/

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                              In Facebook groups & on Signal chats, tens of thousands of residents regularly information on agents’ last-known locations, neighborhoods being targeted that day & — importantly — the license plates, makes & models of the rental cars used by agents, which can change daily.

                                              Some -spotting Facebook pages in have up to 50,000 members.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                That hyperlocal effort, spun off into dozens of chats on social platforms, has helped create a type of zone defense that - activists say - has slowed down agents & in some cases forced them to withdraw without making an arrest.

                                                …Over 3,000 people have been detained in since early September, acc/to .

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                  The squad of agents had appeared in Lakeview last month, an upscale neighborhood dotted with dog daycares, medical spas & vegan restaurants, hopping over a gate to chase down a construction worker who was handcuffed & shoved into a vehicle.

                                                  When Courtney Conway, a 42-yr-old lifelong resident, heard about the chase through FB groups & text message chains, she hopped on her bike to join the .

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                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                    locals take on block-by-block

                                                    The agents' clinked & then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only screamed louder.
                                                    “We don't want you here,”yelled Rae Lindenberg. The 32-yr-old, who works in marketing, ran out of her apartment when she heard the shrill sound of whistles. "Get out of our neighborhood!"


                                                    reuters.com/world/us/were-not-

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                      facility a ‘black box’ where denied access to , , lawsuit claims

                                                      The ACLU of & others ask a federal judge to intervene against “inhumane” conditions. Federal officials [who no one believes anymore] say claims that there are “subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”


                                                      chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                        More pepper spray was deployed in in the afternoon, acc/to the spox & Evanston police.

                                                        A driver crashed into a vehicle near Oakton St & Asbury Ave, drawing a large crowd to the area who shouted at the agents, some of whom allegedly spit on them, acc/to DHS. 3 in the crowd of were arrested as agents deployed pepper spray to disperse the crowd.

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                          Agents issued one warning about but did not deploy it. They fired instead toward before police arrived & cleared the roadway, allowing the vehicles with agents & detainees to leave.

                                                          Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33rd) was holding a staff meeting in her ward office around the corner when she heard whistles & ran out the door.

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                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                            A reporter spotted one agent without a . Another agent used a GoPro camera in addition to a body camera. Some agents had numbered identifiers on patches on their uniforms. Others had identifying numbers written on tape.

                                                            The Sun-Times reported Friday that several federal agents have not worn identifying information, against a judge’s order.


                                                            chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

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                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                              A crowd gathered & shouted, “Let them go,” at the agents. Agents ripped another man from his car & detained him after other community members tried to put themselves in front of him.

                                                              “It’s actually horrifying,” said a friend of one of the men detained, who did not want to be identified. Minutes earlier, the person had just seen the man standing there.

                                                              “It happens so fast. You prepare, but then you don’t know what to do,” the person said.

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                About 15 mins before that incident, ’s caravan stopped in the H Mart grocery store parking lot in Niles & detained another man who was just walking through the lot.

                                                                Friday’s arrests began around 9:30AM in the Albany Park neighborhood, when agents tackled a man to the pavement in the 3200 block of West Lawrence Ave after they accused him of assaulting one of them [no one including CST journos witnessed the alleged assault].

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                  About 5 neighbors stood nearby, shouting at the agents [] who gave verbal warnings they would deploy . They never did.

                                                                  Klim & the other man had been working on the house for a couple weeks, acc/to Brendan Ek, a neighbor across the street. “It seemed a little ridiculous, honestly. Big waste of ’ money, if you ask me,” Ek, 30, said.

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                    His co-worker, who Klim said also is a from , was arrested & taken away in the caravan of SUVs.

                                                                    “I’m not [a] criminal. I’m just working,” Klim, 59, said shortly after he was released & the federal agents had driven away.

                                                                    “I’m so stressed…I’m worried,” Klim said of his co-worker. “He’s got his car. He lives not so far from here, but I don’t know even [his] last name & I don’t have a phone number to his wife.”

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                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                      carries out . 'They showed up here to terrorize people,' alder says

                                                                      The agents swept through the Albany Park & Edison Park neighborhoods, & suburban , & Friday morning & afternoon after [dog killer] Secy said *enforcement* [terrorist] operations would continue on Halloween despite Gov asking they pause for the holiday.


                                                                      chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                        In , residents & local journalists have captured footage showing clouds of drifting toward , & . Some residents said the tear gas has aggravated their . Others said they’ve experienced severe emotional distress [].

                                                                        Alt...Aerial footage of federal agents deploying multiple rounds of tear gas into a residential Chicago neighborhood, it is clear there is no violence or threat. The agents simple shoot off the canisters then get in their SUVs.

                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                          …The frequent use of raises questions about training & tactics being used by officers & agents. The latter are now heavily involved in arrests FAR from the US-Mexico ; most federal agents have scant experience dealing with in areas. claims *assaults* [people defending themselves] against officers have risen significantly.

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                            “Generally, these kinds of crowd control devices are reserved for truly dangerous situations,” said Kevin Fee, legal director of the of , which is part of a legal coalition representing & in a lawsuit. “I cannot think of a good parallel for what the administration is doing right now.”

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                              The use of has persisted in recent days despite a forbidding officers from using against & unless they pose a safety threat. Last week, Gregory , the official leading the operation, was videotaped throwing a tear-gas canister into a crowd. In another incident, officers deployed tear gas as were walking to a Halloween parade.

                                                                              Alt...Smoke from tear gas filled a Chicago street on October 26 as frustrated neighbors confronted federal agents making arrests. (James Hotchkiss)

                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                Since then, federal officers have thrown out of vehicles on city streets, creating a hazard for motorists. They have thrown canisters near stores & , exposing , women & people to the noxious gas. And on numerous occasions federal officers have fired pepper balls directly at protesters—in one case, striking a pastor in the head.

                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                  & ’s use of injures, sickens & *tests* [breaks] the 

                                                                                  Federal agents say chemical agents are needed to disperse *violent* [people exercising their right to ] protesters. But videos show officers directly firing at people in aggressive & “unorthodox” ways.


                                                                                  wapo.st/47h99gA

                                                                                    [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
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                                                                                    The Salt Lake Tribune: An ICE arrest at SLC airport sparked debate about bystander action. Here’s what Utah’s leading civil rights group says is allowed.

                                                                                    sltrib.com/news/2025/11/01/ice

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                                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                      Federal judge rules can’t require proof on the federal voting form

                                                                                      Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday.

                                                                                      US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, DC, sided with & groups that sued the Trump admin over his executive order to overhaul US .


                                                                                      apnews.com/article/trump-elect

                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                        experts said the administration’s moves hearken back to an earlier era when troops were frequently deployed to *quell* & *disturbances*, such as the 1970 shooting in which 4 unarmed college students were killed by the Ohio national guard.

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                          The 8 Oct memo says the will deploy trainers to every state & US territories as far away as Guam with the goal of making the quick reaction forces “operational” by 1 Jan 2026. Each state will also be provided “100 sets of crowd control equipment to be used to support this requirement”.

                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                            Janessa Goldbeck, a former US Marine Corps captain & chief executive of the Vet Voice Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group, said the order represented “an attempt by the president to normalize a national, militarized police force”.

                                                                                            She predicted that force would be used to send to led by governors without their permission & could be used to suppress turnout and disrupt the fair operation of .

                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                              As authority, Burkett cited Trump’s August executive order that deployed the guard to fight *crime* in . The same order required the secretary of to create “a standing National Guard quick reaction force … available for rapid nationwide deployment” in “quelling civil disturbances”.

                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the ’s bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide.

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                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                  A top US official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, DC & US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers & pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

                                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                    As reported in August (see boosted thread)

                                                                                                    orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

                                                                                                    Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 members across the US to carry out ’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*


                                                                                                    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

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