Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week

[ancianita]

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Source: Chicago Tribune

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing controversy nationally about federal force being used in American cities.

The Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, agents are set to assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts, according to sources familiar with the matter, though a specific plan on what the agents will be doing had not been made public.

Later Monday, Lightfoot sent a four-page letter to Trump saying that, despite his “misplaced and incendiary rhetoric,” she will take him at his word that he wants to help Chicago.

As news of the plans spread, leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued a strongly worded statement opposing the move.



Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-dhs-deployment-20200720-dftu5ychwbcxtg4ltarh5qnwma-story.html

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Forces of the FOP and BLM are readying themselves. Even Arne Duncan(!) is against the feds moving in.

The Illinois FOP has no legal standing to request any federal "help" in Illinois or Chicago. They are right wing haters of all Democratic governance in Illinois, anyway.

Excerpt from the FOP's president:

I am certain you are aware of the chaos currently affecting our city on a regular basis now ... I am writing to formally ask you for help from the federal government. Mayor Lightfoot has proved to be a complete failure who is either unwilling or unable to maintain law and order here.

Illinois law has passed two laws that disallow any local law enforcement cooperation with ICE or CBP. If Mayor Lightfoot or Gov Pritzker could prove harm to Illinois citizens, Illinois' AG could file a suit similar to that filed by Oregon's AG.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-ice-illinois-legislation-immigration-20190628-6wmroc44zvfubmvvf5rm3efwpu-story.html

[Thekaspervote]

1. From the sounds of the last paragraph in your post, dotard has no legal right to deploy troops

[RhodeIslandOne]

2. This is how they are going to steal the election

Occupying forces will stop people from voting.

They will gun people down in the streets.

[Thekaspervote]

3. It's a fearful situation, but let's not think we don't have options.

There best tool is to make us afraid, make us think we are alone without choices. That just isn’t so.

[McCamy Taylor]

4. The Chicago police should arrest them.

[ancianita]

9. CPD issued a statement about this.

[CaptYossarian]

5. Oh, please, please, please...let the protests be held in Austin.

Chicago has 77 neighborhoods. Austin annually has 10% of Chicago's murders all by itself. The other 76 will create a massive shortage of popcorn in Cook County.

These "agents" had better list their next of kin before going to the Chi.

(Now I know why we never crossed North Ave when I lived there.)

[C_U_L8R]

6. They are vastly outnumbered by Americans.

[Thekaspervote]

7. I like your attitude...in the long run, this will not stand

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Duplicate easily found in LBN column

[ancianita]

10. It's CNN. The Tribune's was the first report.

The two reports compliment each other. This one reports responses from other Chicagoans.

[Marthe48]

11. I want the Black Lives Matter protesters treated just like

these anti-mask protesters were: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52496514

Nobody sent jackboot black shirts to stop their armed protests. So don't send jackboot black shirts against peaceful American citizens protesting violence against citizens.

[yuiyoshida]

13. oh shit, the shock troopers are being sent in to quell the crowds with their tear gas, batons

and other weapons like rubber bullets and tasers. Its gonna be a mess....

[Hip2bSquare]

14. An astronomical waste of money!!!

Americans are sick... scared, out of work, out of their healthcare, evicted from their homes and this administration wastes hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of dollars for violent, unconstitutional circus acts.

Five months until election day and this garbage administration just can't quit spewing sewage.

[JudyM]

15. Locking

Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142541531
Please continue discussion in that thread. Thanks.