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President Donald Trump over the weekend federalized the California National Guard after protestors and law enforcement faced off in Los Angeles. The rising tension follows last week’s immigration crackdown in Chicago, in which advocates accused Chicago police of assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a claim the department denies.
“What we saw last week and over the weekend wasn’t lawful enforcement it was a belligerent power grab,” Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia said at a Monday rally at Daley Plaza. “This isn’t about safety. This is about control. Fear is the tactic. Silence is the goal. This is not about immigration. This is about domination of all of our communities.”
The event in Chicago coincided with planned rallies from coast to coast, including Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Boston.
“Their tactic to incite violence is clearly intentional and it creates a moment that Trump will certainly exploit to enact even more harm,” said Lawrence Benito, CEO of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
Groups gathered Monday also spoke out against Trump’s extensive new travel ban barring nationals of 12 countries from entering the U.S. The ban mostly affects countries in Africa and the Middle East.
The president made the final call on signing the order following the June 1 antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado.
“We must be clear that this is undeniably rooted in anti-Muslim, anti-Black … racism,” said Nadiah Alyafai with the Arab American Action Network.
In Washington, House Republicans are set to grill three blue state governors about their cooperation with ICE. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to testify Thursday along with the governors of New York and Minnesota.
As first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, a source tells WGN-TV that Pritzker has retained a Washington, D.C. law firm to help him prep, paying for the services out of his own pocket. He’s also getting a hand from a former White House counsel to President Joe Biden.
A Pritzker spokesman says the governor will show that the Illinois TRUST Act is fully compliant with federal law. The law, signed by Republican Bruce Rauner, enables people regardless of immigration status to report crime and call emergency services.
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