It Is Happening Here
4 months ago
- #police_state
- #authoritarianism
- #immigration
- Donald Trump's administration intensified immigration enforcement in Chicago, leading to violent raids and arrests.
- Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant, was fatally shot by ICE officers during an attempted arrest.
- DHS and ICE officers used aggressive tactics, including tear-gassing neighborhoods and detaining parents near schools.
- Federal agents wore masks and used unmarked vehicles, resembling authoritarian policing tactics.
- The administration expanded detention centers and increased ICE's budget significantly.
- Immigration judges were purged or pressured to align with Trump's deportation policies.
- Due process was undermined, with detainees held in inhumane conditions and denied legal access.
- The administration targeted journalists and activists reporting on immigration enforcement abuses.
- Trump deployed military and National Guard troops in cities, breaking norms against domestic military policing.
- The administration lied in court to justify its actions, exploiting legal doctrines like 'presumption of regularity.'
- Immigration policies were designed to instill fear, with rhetoric dehumanizing immigrants and prioritizing white refugees.
- Federal courts ruled against the administration's abuses but faced defiance and continued enforcement.