Demonstrations in Chicago against the Trump administration culminated in mayhem outside a federal immigration facility on Saturday night.
Radical leftists began amassing in Grant Park at around noon for the planned Hands Off Chicago / No Kings protest.
Take a walk with Border Hawk through the growing crowd at the 'No Kings / No ICE' protest in Chicago
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Organizers of billionaire-backed 'No Kings' protest blast corporate rock sellouts Rage Against the Machine as crowd grows in Chicago
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Sources on the ground say the dominant theme of the gathering was opposition to immigration law enforcement.
“Our dads and grandpas are being kidnapped for going to work to build to American homes,” a speaker representing The Immigration Project claimed. “Our moms are being kidnapped when they go to the grocery store.”
“This has been the most horrific month of our lives.”
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Open borders activist from The Immigration Project claims "our dads and grandpas are being kidnapped for going to work to build to American homes."
"Our moms are being kidnapped when they go to the grocery store."
"This has been the most horrific month of… pic.twitter.com/ovsOZzk8tH
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also addressed the crowd, claiming President Trump and his administration have ‘declared war on Chicago and cities across this country’ and calling on attendees to “fight fascism.”
“They have clearly decided they want a rematch of the Civil War,” Mayor Johnson stated.
📍#NoKings Chicago
"They have clearly decided they want a rematch of the Civil War." – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Johnson claims President Trump and allies have 'declared war on Chicago and cities across this country' and calls on attendees to "fight fascism."
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker led marchers as they set off from the park and merged with other protest groups.
BREAKING: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker leads #NoKings / anti-ICE march in Chicago
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A second massive crowd has joined the already large group marching near Trump Tower in Chicago pic.twitter.com/qhmnVxN62f
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Eventually, a mob formed outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Broadview, located in the Chicago suburbs.
Broadview Police Department just announced it is now 6pm, and the protesters need to vacate the area https://t.co/J7Xj3Xo7R6 pic.twitter.com/ilfJminG9j
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Antifa and other militants defied orders to vacate the area at the onset of a 6 p.m. curfew, prompting county and state law enforcement to forcefully drive the defiant mob away from the facility.
BREAKING: Chaos as Antifa and fellow militants attack Illinois State Police outside ICE Broadview facility near Chicago
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BREAKING: Mayhem at ICE Broadview facility as #NoKings 'protest' turns violent
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Open borders agitators have been targeting the Broadview facility since the launch of Operation Midway Blitz, which has led to more than 1,500 illegal aliens being apprehended in the Chicago area since Sept. 8.
