Donald Trump, Chicago and Immigration Crackdown
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A Chicago woman said she was left with a broken arm, injuries on her face, and follow-up doctor appointments after a car came barreling at her and other protestors Tuesday evening. Heather Blair said Wednesday that she was heading home when the car started accelerating.
The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was treated and released, Chicago police said.
RIPPLE EFFECT: Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Tuesday, stopping traffic in the Loop and along DuSable Lake Shore Drive to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids that have erupted in California and across the country.
Good afternoon, Chicago. A massive demonstration by thousands who marched through Chicago’s Loop in protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown yesterday briefly snarled traffic and resulted in several confrontations between protesters and police as crowds surged into downtown streets and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
17 arrested, 4 charged with felonies as thousands gathered for anti-ICE protests in downtown Chicago
Ten others were charged with misdemeanors including battery, resisting arrest, reckless conduct and criminal defacement of property under $500, officials said.
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Thousands are expected to attend the "No Kings" protest in Chicago Saturday, an anti-Trump rally planned for the same day he will hold a military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.
Chicago protest against ICE resulted in 17 arrests with 4 facing felony charges, including aggravated battery and property damage. Thousands participated, with one injured by a car driving through the crowd.
Chicago police said a 66-year-old woman was struck and injured after a car drove into a crowd during an anti-ICE protest.
Seventeen people were arrested at the Chicago ICE protest that drew thousands of people into the Loop Tuesday at the height of rush hour. Four of them face felony charges.
A woman is speaking out after she was struck by a vehicle during an immigration protest in downtown Chicago Tuesday.
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