White House Flips Out After Chicago Mayor Announces “ICE-Free Zones”

My great-grandfather would lose his shit if someone had told him that feds would be invading states against the wishes of the local governments. We forgot what America is supposed to be.

Nobody forgot except terrorist maga republicans.
My grandfather fought actual Nazis, sometimes I ask myself what he would think of our political situation today.
- My grandfather lived long enough.
  He always said “I killed the nazis once I can kill them again if I have too”
  We had to pull him from the nursing home because he kept yelling at the younger trump supporters in there. He called them the “me generation. All they care about is me me me”
- My grandfather fought actual Nazis
  My grandfather was in the Navy during the 1940s. My uncle was in the FBI during the 1980s. My brother is in the National Guard in the 2020s.
  The times, they are a-changin'.
  I ask myself what he would think of our political situation today.
  There's a joke about going back to 1789 and telling George Washington what has happened in the past 250 years.
  And his first response is "Wait, you let a black guy become president?! That's not what we fought for!"
  His second response probably involves asking to see "Hot MILFs in your neighborhood"
- I am older; my Dad was an older guy when he had me. He fought in WWII.
  Growing up he always told me: "I fought the jackboots. One day it will be your turn."
- He'd be under investigation for being a member of a terrorist organization.
I don't know what happened to all the pre Rand Paul libertarians that everybody thought were paranoid talking about government overreach in the 90s?
Federal agents dropping from a fucking helicopter to an apartment building in Chicago, kicking down doors, zip tying crying children, keeping people they just pulled from their homes in cuffs for hours without letting them contact a lawyer, and raiding the entire building like fucking pirates to steal peoples valuables is so fucking far beyond "overreach."
- what happened to all the pre Rand Paul libertarians
  I was one of them. I was in deep. I've met Ron Paul multiple times. I know some of his former staffers.
  I will tell you what happened:
  They were right that in fact the Government is spying on everyone, and bald-face lied about it (Clapper)
  They then assumed that the Government can only lie, and that everything official is by definition untrue
  A supermajority of them are religious faithful. They can be super educated but they still believe in Bronze-Age fairy stories and "personal Truth"
  ... which made them easy targets for Russian disinfo
  It's so banal. But it's the truth. I know because I watched my former friends turn into people who intentionally spread COVID, to "show up the hoax"
- They're keeping us separated by race. As long as it's "inner-city thugs" aka black people or latinos, the majority of rural America can handle it until it's too late especially if they only consumer curated propaganda. Well, that's what they hope. the people in charge of this are actually pretty fucking stupid though. Let's show them how wrong they are.
- Turns out they were just projecting the whole time. Oops.
- Personally? I got a little older, developed my sense of empathy more and stopped associating with libertarians.
My great-grandfather would lose his shit if someone had told him that feds would be invading states against the wishes of the local governments.
Ah yes, I recall that sentiment very common to the 1860s in certain sub-Mason Dixon line states. Also popular in the 1950s after Brown v Board.
Unfortunately, the times have changed and the Neo-Confederates are the ones running DC now.
- Yeah, half of my family is from Southern Tennessee/West Virginia/South Ohio, the other half is from Eastern Canada and Northern Michigan, where I was born. (I mean, European, Jewish and First Nation but I just look white. Most of them, aside from those fleeing the holocaust, came over in the 1600s so its been long enough to become pretty mixed) I'm sure both sides had different reasons, but they had the same sentiment. This here land is yours, and nobody comes in unless you invite them. Neighbors all had that same agreement. That's a bigger part of America than a lot of people know.

“This is SICK,” said the president’s team, accusing Johnson of “aiding and abetting criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, traffickers, and gang bangers.”

Still waiting for a single shred of evidence about any of this

Also still waiting for the trump/Epstein files!

Notice how they haven't deployed to Texas and Florida. Hmmm, what do they both have in common politically?
- Enforcing the law?
And if there was evidence of illegal immigrants or criminals sheltering in a specific location, getting a warrant would be a piece of cake
As usual, it's projection all the way. You'll find them all in the oval office.

A government that detains and assaults its own citizens without justification or warrant is no longer a legitimate government and must be dismantled and replaced with a government that serves the will of its citizens.

Waiting for the first politician with power of a police department to say this. The police will likely turn on that person. But it needs to be done. States/Cities need to defend their citizens. Or at the very least show how the existing systems have failed and fallen fully to fascism.
- It seems ICE tear gassed some Chicago cops. Good timing, Mayor
The will of citizens comes second to the rights of all people. It wouldn't matter if 90% of the country wanted this. It would still be an unconstitutional infringement of rights.
- 100%. The whole point of the document was to put guardrails to override the "3 wolves and a sheep deciding on dinner" scenario.
- Laws/rights are just thoughts and words. If 90% of the population wants something—barring some extreme use of force—they're going to get their way.
  Simply declaring something unconstitutional or illegal is a paper shield.
  That's not to say that there isn't value in codifying these things. It helps maintain long term positions/policies when the government swings across the centrepoint, but they only work because the majority of the population agrees with them.
replaced with a government that serves the will of its citizens.
What are we going to do about the 20 to 40 percent of people who support ICE and other horrors?
edit for clarity: replace "this" with concrete
- Realisticaly, unless we are doing forced deportations or removing their voting rights, they are unfortunately gonna still have a voice in the process, but its society's job to educate the next generation to make sure they don't become those idiots. As long as the idiot's party never attain a majority, or try to overthrow the democratic process, its just a permanent minority that is loud as fuck, but has no teeth. There's always gonna be those types of regressive people, even in the best fuctioning democracy.
shows up to that movement with pitchforks
While we're on the subject, how DID pitchforks become the universal symbol of rioting and revolt? As a weapon, I mean it's decent I guess. You could certainly kill someone with it for sure, but it's not some ultimate weapon. A chainsaw certainly has more raw terror inducing imagery. You see someone with a pitchfork in a 1-1 setting, and you could fight them off. You could grab the pitchfork as it's being used against you and have a chance to fight back.
But a chainsaw? How do you fight a guy with a chainsaw??? Or a gun???
I guess what I'm saying is, if we happen to pass a hardware store along our march of revolution, could we pop in for a sec, so I can buy a chainsaw???
- Because when the peasants would revolt, they'd grab the closest thing to a weapon they owned. This imagery predates the chainsaw...
- Chainsaws:
  Tripping while carrying a pitchfork is less likely to result in a fatality than a chainsaw
  Chainsaws rely on external power sources before they become heavy abrasive clubs
  Reinforcements won't hear you engaging your pitchfork from a block away
  A pitchfork is lighter and longer, making it easier to wield and have a potential for higher force with lower torque
  Chainsaws don't like being used on fluid-filled fleshy bits, which can result in a tangled nightmare bogging down your weapon while you try using the "stuck shopping cart" maneuver on something noncompliant and screaming
  Pitchforks can be quickly shared between targets. Chainsaws quickly share bits of targets between you and anyone nearby
  Guns:
  Requires training
  See issue about external power sources
  See noise issue
  Friendly fire
  You could grab the pitchfork as it's being used against you and have a chance to fight back.
  Push harder
  ❌ Pitchfork: Long, unbalanced weight, gets stuck when embedded in a solid medium
  ✅ Softball bat: Less cumbersome, well balanced, doesn't get stuck in squishy
  ✅ Miracle Blade^®️: Abuse as desired and Chef Tony will hand-deliver you free replacements, CHEESE CHEESE
- I'm pretty sure it's an old trope from early horror films. The villagers would arrive with torches and pitchforks to drive out the monster. This clip from Frankenstein (1931) actually has a mob with torches and clubs, but a similar clip from Bride of Frankenstein (1935) shows a mob with seemingly all kinds of tools including pitchforks and a pickaxe. (I can't find a full clip from Bride of Frankenstein, just this quick shot in the trailer.)
  A similar mob appears at the end of The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn (1939), coming for Jim.
  TV Tropes has a whole section on this trope.
- Peasant farmers revolting against the monster being created in the nearby castle of the mad doctor 🤷🏼‍♂️
- Nunchucks were originally used to thresh grain before they became a peasant weapon.
The article said they repelled in from helicopters to raid an apartment building. What a bunch of cosplay losers. Lol. Intimidating your own residents and citizens for daddy trump.
I'm sorry, but lots of governments do that.

I love a president who decides he'll only represent some of the people.

Something that the current ICE activity brings to light is how lopsided government power has become in the US. The federal government has too much internal power and influence on US soil while state and local governments have too little.

Unless a state/local government is actively engaging in interstate crime against the wishes of their neighboring states the federal government shouldn't have any authority to impose federal laws/rules on those states.

The power structure of this country was more bottom up when it came to government authority and state autonomy when we broke off from the UK, we should seriously get back to that in some respects.

I agree with the gist of that, but being born and raised in the deep south, I believe the federal government coming in to enforce civil rights was very necessary.
That is not what this is. This is literally the opposite, and its insane that they are seriously trying to make that comparison.
The federal government came in to desegregate public schools. They didn't drop from helicopters on to the roof of private domiciles and send swat teams to kick down doors to arrest anybody opposed to desegregation.
The government is supposed to protect and defend the rights of every American, even if you disagree with them. That's also why "DEI" exists, and I hate to break it to anyone who gets angry hearing "DEI" talk, but if you're not named something like "Welslyian Trottersworth IV," like it or not, you have most likely benefitted from "DEI practices," at some point in your life.
Edit: And for those who might be asking, well what about young Welslyian? Why is he somehow less deserving just for being born into a consequence free life full of untouchable privilege? Welslyian IV is entitled to the same rights as anyone else, but exactly who TF do you think you need protection from? Who is it that you believe made society exclusionary in the first place?
If your ancestors were among the unfortunate souls who had to leap to their deaths from a burning building because Welslyian the first had locked the factory door to keep workers from taking unnecessary breaks on the clock; or those who went down into the coal mine one day only to be buried alive and abandoned because Welslyian the first knew he could save money by just closing off the caved in mines and starting over with new workers, maybe, just maybe, you should be asking yourself why you're so concerned about Welslyian IV not reaping the benefits of "DEI practices?"
Do you think Welslyians I-IV have ever given a shit about you or your well being? Or have they always just exploited you for their own personal gain? If you know the answer to that, then why do you think they need you to be so concerned on their behalf now, and why do you keep falling for it?
- f you’re not named something like “Welslyian Trottersworth IV,”
  I feel attacked
- They did send in the national guard to desegregate schools though.
  https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/little-rock-school-desegregation
- It should be noted that public schools are, well public. The feds shouldn't have a domestic police force they can target at anything they want and customs enforcement should be severely restricted geographically.
  It blows my mind that ICE shut down its like human trafficking, crime etc divisions to go after like farmworkers and home depot parking lots. It shows that what conservatives are most afraid of is seeing brown people in public and talk of "immigration enforcement" should be nakedly seen as what it actually is.
  Politicians talking about immigration should address it as such; no "bipartisan" immigration bills. You either believe in supreme court rubber stamped racial profiling or you believe in laws. There's no bipartisanship when both sides are talking about different things. Democrats or a new party need to come up with an actual immigration system reform wholly distinct from republican race wars.
  Imo these functions should be split back up and there need to be a constitutional amendment banning the arrest of anyone under any law by a person without either a displayed ID showing a state issued badge or a warrant.
- I don't have problems with DEI, but I would rather hold #4 up to the consequences of his own actions rather than those of his ancestors.
The federal government has too much internal power and influence
It gets messy when the administration ignores the rule of law and owns the judiciary enough to make it legal.
I don't know, states have plenty of power in many ways. CA is constantly banning things, Texas banned abortions, etc. I sure as hell wouldn't want NC's legislature in control of the nation.

States need to be putting out their own narratives and setting rules, not just letting the rump regime set the narrative ("Portland is burning to the ground!", "Chicago is a war zone, the most dangerous city in the world!" etc). They should use their own messaging. And states should band together to take a stand.

Here's an example of the type of propaganda and tactics that Governors, mayors, etc. should use:

"Gangs of masked criminals are running rampant, impersonating ICE officers to commit crimes against defenseless civilians, who don't know who to believe! [give an example or two]. This cannot stand--we must have law and order!

Therefore I have signed an order that our City Police (our National Guard may be called to help them if necessary) will arrest anyone who cannot show that they are an ICE or law enforcement agent. To distinguish them from the criminal gangs, Agents must wear badges in plain view to identify themselves and are prohibited from wearing masks that hide their faces. They must show valid warrants and provide their badge numbers when asked.

Anyone who cannot show they are a legal agent and acts violently toward or violates the rights of civilians may be assumed to be a criminal and be arrested. Furthermore, citizens may protect themselves or others in self-defense. If you are an ICE agent and don't display your badge, you have only yourself to blame if anyone assumes you are one of these criminal gang members and acts accordingly.

The single biggest hurdle we have is how much the media loves Donald Trump. You could have the perfect narrative that convinces 100% of viewers to switch sides and it still wouldn't matter if 3x as many people heard his lies. You'd still lose. The right owns the media at this point and there's basically no way you're reaching half of the goobers Trump is. I'd bet most Americans couldn't even name their reps.
Not suggesting you or anybody else does so, but.... If I were running a counter op, the first thing I'd do was bring down right wing media centers by targeting their transmitters. Splinter their national voice. Next you'd need to hit social media sites, but that's a different tactic where you'd essentially need a bot army to make them unusable by dumping massive amounts of AI slop nonsense (they're halfway there themselves TBH). You'd still have an uphill battle convincing the cult to switch, but at least you'd stand a chance.
- It's true that the media focuses on trump. That's why the rhetoric directed at him by Newsom and Pritzker has worked to get plenty of media attention. The conflict of governors either mocking or talking tough to him and his reacting to them appeals to the media, which gives the opening for opponents to get their messaging out. Of course as you say, they'll spin it in trump's favor as best they can, but they'll report what is said.
  As you say, right wing media has been a major factor getting us here, but that now includes all the corporate-owned major broadcasters, especially CBS and CNN but the others as well, not just Fox, Newsmax etc. All the major network and social media is already aligned with the regime. So it's a bit late for that.
Aren't there thousands of well trained former park rangers that need something to do & might have a bit of an axe to grind?
I know where I live they already meet all the requirements for state law enforcement. Deputize them. Have them show up anywhere ICE is, 100-200 deep. Demand to see their law enforcement credentials, every time. If they refuse, arrest them.
If they get violent, "pacify" them.
please accept this Lemmy Gold
Tump is insane. If I were mayor or governor, there is no way in hell I'm risking my own safety for this. If he starts messing with elections, sure because he becomes a persistent threat even for me. Otherwise I'd wait it out
- If he starts messing with elections, sure because he becomes a persistent threat even for me. Otherwise I’d wait it out
  If?! He's been doing that out in the fucking open for nearly five years...
- If you aren't willing to do that you have no business being a mayor or governor. Protecting the people you represent comes with the gig.
- "I'm a pussy"
Such naive hope.
I agree mostly with your message, however, a city mayor cannot dictate policy and procedure to any federal entity. They would also likely be opening themselves up to all sorts of liability, i.e. lawsuits for arresting a federal agent. Worst case scenario is CPD getting into a shootout with ICE.
Now unfortunately, before you ask and I'm sure you've been pondering it, I don't have a lot of answers for you in what they should do. It'd basically be career suicide for most of these people in power and while I do agree it's the noble thing to do, it's also not necessarily intelligent to offer yourself up on a platter and most certainly be replaced with a pro Trump puppet once you're removed.
America certainly has itself in a pickle. Good luck
- Who says who can and can't dictate policy now? There are no longer any rules. Laws are violated continuously by the very government that is supposed to follow and enforce them. The Constitution is nothing but a piece of paper now. A right-wing authoritarian power, enthusiastically supported by at least a third of the populace, has control of all three branches of the federal government. Troops are being deployed against the residents of states and cities the regime doesn't like. The federal funding they are owed is being withheld. There is no more "you can't do that", there's only strategy and tactics on how to deal with the situation. The available options are shrinking every day.
- ^This is weak little bitch mentality right here.

Amazing that demanding from the agencies to adhere to the rule of law makes some people really, really itchy.

Seeing what is happening reminds me of Eisenhower seeing the concentration camps for the first time and immediately calling for the media to photograph everything and for members of congress to view the atrocities in person. He knew that there might come a day when the world wanted to pretend that it never happened and insisted that there be enough evidence that there was no way anyone could deny the holocaust.

It was the greatest act by a president (in my opinion) before he even became the president.

The lesson being, everyone in these cities need to be recording everything, so that when the blatantly criminal administration and its enablers are finally held to legal account (and they will), there can be no denying what they attempted to do in America in 2025.

We need a EU Edition archive.org. Upload all evidence there. Someday Google search engine will become like Baidu and you can't find any of the massacres anymore.
- wwhy not decentralize it entirely.

Makes me think, however flawed the American democracy is, the federal set up does indeed hamper the attempts of tyrannical consolidation. Diversity is not without issues, but having enough diversity allows deviation from enforced thoughts. So diversity is indeed a strength. This is what the MAGA wants to rid.

they're still black bagging people off of streets in broad daylight, in plain clothes with zero identification, and sending them to whothefuckknows...if your federal setup cant stop that then what the fuck is it for?
- I said federalism hampers attempt at tyrannical consolidation of power, not stop it completely.
Half the ICE agents I've seen have been Hispanic so I don't know how much diversity is helping.

Since they’re ok with stores banning masks, they would be ok with stores banning masks for people in uniform too, right?

Or would that somehow be discrimination?

It is absolutely wild to the rest of the western world that ICE agents under Trump are allowed to conduct their job masked all the time.
Literal secret police in failed state shit.
- Police everywhere in the US have done it for a while, many people were beaten in 2020 by police wearing masks with their badge numbers covered, even in Democrat "sanctuary cities". Not to mention DHS and BORTAC agents which have been detaining people with masks and no identification as well. People talk about defunding ICE which needs to happen but there are several agencies waging this campaign.
- Literally worse than the goons in Hong Kong. At least they had badge numbers.

Imagine that! The consent of the governed.

This only works if they are willing to enforce it. So they would need to order and get CPD on board with arresting ICE agents. And as much as I would love to see that happen, police tend to be the biggest bootlickers of them all.

Even the mayor stated federal agents wouldn't be arrested for violating this. So it is just pointless and performative.

According to the mayor, while federal agents in violation of the order would not be arrested by Chicago police, the city will take the federal government to court if necessary.
So yeah... nope, they're not going to enforce it.
- Ah, yes. The government that famously doesn't listen to court orders will be sued. I'm sure that lawsuit will finally bring a stop to all of this lawlessness this time.
The police are probably still pissed off they got tear gassed (that is for black people!). But the best anyone can hope for is "Yeah. This library is an ICE free zone. Two feet out the door isn't. So just wait there with your guns"
It gives the populous more 'room' to intercede. Basically, a normal person at a cafe feels they have some permission structure to stand up to ice, after all, the governor and the mayor told them to. So they aren't rebelling, they are helping uphold the law. I think things like this actually goes a long way in moving the general public. At the very least it doesn't hurt
They can confiscate their stuff.
- He said they would fight it in the courts. And we have seen how much respect they have for the judiciary and legal process.

Nothing pisses off a dictator than being told "no"

Fuck the secret police above all others.

Good on yer, Mayor Johnson. I'd like Mayor Bass to do the same. And the LACC to instruct the LAPD to enforce due process.

.....

Well, I can dream, can't I?

Get warrants, fuckos

So will Chicago PS arrest ICE agents who enter these premises? Because so far the law has not been an obstacle to Trump.

See now all the dem mayors and city who increased police budgets after 2020 are going to be glad they did, the police will definitely put themselves between the communities they're been occupying and their fellow fascists.
Per the article: “According to the mayor, while federal agents in violation of the order would not be arrested by Chicago police, the city will take the federal government to court if necessary.”
- Ugh... So close
  We need a picture of a cop arresting an ICE official. Doesn't even matter if they cut them lose immediately

They'll take it as a challenge to their authority and specifically target them, just like sanctuary cities and states. I hope those businesses have funds for renovations after a SWAT entry team has their way with them.

Insurance
- "As he is now known as Lord God Emperor Donald Trump His Magnificence, any damages caused by the federal government will be considered acts of God and threefore not covered."

The administration is TERRIFIED of its own citizens and they are doing anything they can do to suppress our rights and make us suffer.

At the same time, they are crashing the economy as fast as possible so we don't have time to fight back and protest. The struggle is their favorite part.

Yeah... sometimes I feel like growing up with an abusive vindictive parent kinda prepared me for this. I wish I had something better to tell you, but the reality is they just suck and they shouldn't be in control. They're abusive. They're vindictive. I'm sorry and you deserve better, but you're stuck with them (for now). You're not alone though. We're all stuck with them (for now).
They get off on watching you struggle, but they also have fragile little egos that are easily bruised. Use that to your advantage. Take some comfort in the fact that narcissists are so blinded by their own egos, it usually means they can be outsmarted because underestimating everyone who isn't them is their default mode. Their thinking is really rigid because they lack empathy and the ability to see things from any perspective other than their own. Often this results in them inadvertently but repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot while trying to assert their dominance. Try to laugh about it when it happens. Take care of yourself. Try to take care others. Stick together and remember you're better than them.
Because fascists fear one thing more than each other, people.
they are hoping to be another 08 crisis, when everyone was desperate for any job, even joining the military

Without liberty and justice for all, there can be no one nation undivided.

Secede.

If Minnesota, Michigan, and the greater Great Lakes area wanted to join Canada I would be open to it.
Then we could all focus on work and manufacturing and quality of life.
Also would welcome the states of Alaska and Washington.
- Minnesota has a HUGE tech base too, specifically medical devices.
  And maybe some other highly useful industries if things go really, really badly.
- Take California and eastern Oregon too.
That's definitely their goal, and I'd prefer to keep my country united.
We were never perfect, and there were definitely many ways we started off (and still often end up) on the wrong foot in terms of hypocrisy vs the country we claimed we were building, but the U.S. is my home, my family, and I love her. I know I'll probably end up burned at the stake for saying this, but I do sincerely believe that our differences make us great.
They're the ones that have problems with everyone else, and want to turn us from a big salad to a bottle of homogenous curdled milk. I wish this administration and whoever wants to ~~serve~~ join them would go build their monarchy on one of Peter Thiel's man made floating islands instead of trying to force it on us. See how that social darwinism and boot strapping they're so obsessed with actually plays out for them. (FAFO)
- I wish this administration and whoever wants to ~~serve~~ join them would go build their monarchy on one of Peter Thiel's man made floating islands instead of trying to force it on us.
  I mean these types never stopped fapping to Ayn Rand novels anyway so yeah! They should get their own society instead of hijacking ours, if it works so well! Lol
- We're not united and never have been. This failed experiment needs to end.
As an American, I rather restore the rule of law, then pause red state's federal representation and EC votes until we do a proper reconstruction. This is OUR house, lmfao, why do the majority of law abiding people have to leave, just because of a small minority of lawbreakers managing to usurp the government powers?
Take. Our. Country. Back.

Donald Trump’s rapid-response White House X account decried the move. “This is SICK,” said the president’s team, accusing Johnson of “aiding and abetting criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, traffickers, and gang bangers.”

🙄 Oh lordy, I 100% support this, but I can already tell "ICE rights" are going to become the new cry of false victimhood (even moreso). Watch him turn this into a civil rights issue.

"You think you can refuse service the men and women who serve at my behest? Just because they might accidentally shoot a few people on purpose?"

"You think you can turn them away just because their presence makes people so uncomfortable, and it's ruining your business? Because they're a nuisance to all your other patrons, and everyone hates them?"

"I don't give a rats ass if they're still welcome as regular patrons like everyone else. Or that they just have to leave their tactical gear outside and not harass the other customers! They're not like everyone else, they're my special snowflakes! Those are their emotional support balaclavas and automatic rifles, and they need them at all times, you hateful bigot!"

You think you can refuse service the men and women who serve at my behest?
You bet your ass I think that. Let me refer these fuckos to the third and fourth amendments.
Has Trump been seen recently even? I think that's Miller posting on his account. You know the 'real' president. May as well be since Trump doesn't do much and we all know Miller is a fascist dickhole. Spread the word, Miller is the one calling the shots.
Also many articles of Miller yelling about ICE quotas and crap if you look, so no wonder this would hit a nerve with that douche in charge that's M-I-L-L-E-R, the Nazi wannabe (if you never saw it see the show he did with spray on hair,seriously that asshole tried it and went on tv just so you know how stunted he is). I bet Trump is great with his McDonalds, falling down stairs and strokes without having a real say in anything. I'm sure Trump loves knowing he has no real authority in the US beyond making their reputation shit. It'd really suck for him for everyone to learn him know he has less power than his South Park character.

This is awesome

Hey, America- EVERY neighborhood is an ICE-free zone if you have a well-organized group of heavily armed residents on watch.

Or, you know, just keep letting guys in masks put your neighbors in unmarked vans.

I'm surprised there isn't more "And then someone followed the ICE agents home and shot them dead in their driveway" happening yet.
Be funny if that did happen, and the jury refused to indict. I think our faith in institutions are so low that that's plausible, now.
- Nah, you'd just get a bunch of the most insufferable liberals you've ever seen clutching their pearls and flooding the comments about how "political violence" is just SO UNCOUTH and has NO place in their comfy version of reality.

That's great, but useless if they cops don't enforce it. Otherwise, it's a giant red sign saying "immigrants and those that help them are here, please do your nazi harassment here."

Under the order, private businesses can choose to display signage indicating that ICE cannot enter without a warrant

This isn't anything new. You can already tell them they're trespassing without a warrant. If they don't leave, you have a third amendment case against them.

Of course that depends on enforcement of the law, which as we've all seen is not happening.

Anything to fight back is fine with me good work.

Putting out a giant rat trap and labeling it a "rat free zone, no rats allowed".

What? They're so refreshing!

You have it wrong, it's actually ICE, a common acronym for "Internal Combustion Engine". Chicago is trying to create more walkable spaces.
- I thought ICE stood for Internet Comment Etiquette
- Nah, it's Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics, man me and the Dixie Flatline hit some black military AI ICE when it burned me, the trodes were frying my skin before my joeboy pulled them out!

Trump and his brown shirts.

Hopefully red shirts soon
its brown because they were up trumps behind.

Yes! Leave our friends & neighbors alone!

🤷‍♂️