Parents and local officials are outraged after two agents were filmed grabbing a preschool teacher in an ‘escalation’ of Trump’s immigration enforcement operations in the city
“ICE has normalized preying on everyone in every part of the Chicago area without regard for anyone’s constitutional and civil rights, but today they reached a new low in inflicting trauma on the most vulnerable and helpless among us,” according to a statement from advocacy group Illinois Latino Agenda.
“This morning’s victims: infants, toddlers and children in a daycare center and preschool who had to watch ICE drag their teacher out from inside the building,” the group said. “This was never about safety. It has always been about intimidating us, instilling fear and sowing chaos.
“ICE has normalized preying on everyone in every part of the Chicago area without regard for anyone’s constitutional and civil rights, but today they reached a new low in inflicting trauma on the most vulnerable and helpless among us,” according to a statement from advocacy group Illinois Latino Agenda.
“This morning’s victims: infants, toddlers and children in a daycare center and preschool who had to watch ICE drag their teacher out from inside the building,” the group said. “This was never about safety. It has always been about intimidating us, instilling fear and sowing chaos.