Trump promised to raid Chicago on Tuesday yet I have seen a single news story about this since it was first brought up Sunday. It is now Wednesday. So did they do it or was it just more hot air from Trump and co?

  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I believe there were rumors based on comments about Chicago in response to the mayor’s comments, but no official statement saying that Chicago was the first sanctuary city to be descended upon.

    It is my understanding is that at this point they have directed ICE to start going down their list of illegal immigrants that have committed serious crimes. My assumption is that they have to get a strategy and assets prepared to do large scale raids, which they could not have formally done until after inauguration. I also assume they will be weeks or months away from large operations and they will be gathering a large mobile task force that will hop between cities while local offices are gathering lists and information about subjects that will be targeted.

    I expect Chicago to be the first city to see a large operation just as a “fuck you” to the mayor, but other sanctuary cities that have said they won’t cooperate are also prime targets.

    • aramis87@fedia.io
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      23 hours ago

      They directed ICE to target people who are accused of serious crimes, but they also told them to round up anyone they run across during those searches. It’s not going to be very long before they’re just indiscriminate raids.