Tom Homan wasn't kidding when he addressed the Northwest Side GOP Club last month. Immigration raids are intended to begin here in Chicago as soon as Tuesday, directed by the new administration. Saying things online is one thing, but do your neighbors know you're a safe person if they're in danger? - ThreadSky

sorenspicknall.bsky.social • 39 days ago

Tom Homan wasn't kidding when he addressed the Northwest Side GOP Club last month. Immigration raids are intended to begin here in Chicago as soon as Tuesday, directed by the new administration.

Saying things online is one thing, but do your neighbors know you're a safe person if they're in danger?

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natslady.bsky.social•39 days ago

Seriously if you say you would have hidden Anne Frank, NOW IS YOUR MOMENT. Take in immigrants and don’t answer the door

ccherioli.bsky.social•39 days ago

Excellent point.

thedazzlingone.bsky.social•39 days ago

thank you for this

kimilatad.bsky.social•39 days ago

📌

curtismilam.bsky.social•39 days ago

It will be interesting to see what happens when Trump pits local law enforcement and federal law enforcement against one another.

therealnickmurphy.bsky.social•39 days ago

With the number of Trumpers in CPD? You’re not going to get what you think…

afoster.bsky.social•39 days ago

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

Do you know what resources you can direct people to for support and protection? If you have time to commit, and enough existing ground familiarity to know orgs doing work around this, are you ready to devote time to protecting your fellow Chicagoans?

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

If you're strategizing right now, do you know how to keep your communications secure? Can you teach others to do the same? This is the real deal, just days away.

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

This guide from NILC is a good start for understanding whether you have to open your door for an ICE or CBP agent who has a warrant in hand - usually the answer is no, but immigration warrants are often wielded by people who aren't interested in informing you about the limitations of their power.

barb-t.bsky.social•30 days ago

My skeet!

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

If you're not already involved in organizing around this locally, it might be so chaotic in the coming weeks that trying to plug in now with no training or familiarity may not be helpful. If you don't see a clear call to action but you want to help, NIJC has a legal defense fund you can donate to:

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

If you're previously unfamiliar: NIJC is Chicago-based, and provides know-your-rights resources, trainings, deportation defense, and other legal support to immigrants, as well as assisting other attorneys across the country with immigration cases. They're going to be in the middle of what's coming.

sorenspicknall.bsky.social•39 days ago

Others providing similar legal assistance locally for free or low cost include TRP Immigrant Justice and some of Beyond Legal Aid's partnered clinics with Enlace Chicago, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, and several other community orgs.

doublechinner.bsky.social•39 days ago

Done! Thanks.

ethelsmom.bsky.social•39 days ago

Strategic Planning to satisfy bigoted MAGAs… start first where there is a Black mayor and a Jewish governor.

dmgaltieri.bsky.social•39 days ago

This will be as visible as possible, so I imagine workplace raids or, if they are targeted detentions, they will be broadcasting it live for effect.

brewedflames.bsky.social•38 days ago

Make sure everyone knows they have rights no matter who they are! Undocumented immigrants as well. Here it can be downloaded and printed out in other languages. https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

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