Six weeks after her election, Arizona Representative Elect Adalita Grahalva still hasn't been sworn in because of House Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House in recess to avoid dealing with the government shutdown. In an op-ed this week, Graalva called Johnson's extended recess shockingly irresponsible. She also noted the only difference between her and every other special election winner this year is that she'd be the decisive 218th signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing files rel ...

I want to bring in Alderman Matt Martin who represents that 47th district of Chicago. Thank you for joining us. I know you've re reviewed security footage of the incident.So, can you add to our understanding of this story and what actually happened. What did you see. >> So, I've talked with a number of people who are on site, educators as well as uh parents and what happened shouldn't happen at any school, shouldn't happen anywhere, not just in Chicago, but our country.Um, what I understand happened was as ...

The cruelty, the violence, the impunity with which they act, practically every defining feature of the second Trump administration and the efforts to hold team Trump accountable collided in a Chicago courtroom today. A federal judge sharply questioning top border patrol commander Gregory Bevino over brutal tactics federal agents have used against protesters and journalists in Chicago, especially in the wake of her order that puts limits on the use of tear gas by immigration authorities. The Chicago Sun Time ...

More than 50 federal agents descended upon lower Manhattan earlier this week in an immigration raid targeting local street vendors. DHS said the agents arrested nine undocumented men. The raid drew swift push back from the public.Protesters were gathering around recording the agents and demanding answers. A day after all of this went down, New York Attorney General Leticia James rolled out a new online portal where people can share photos and videos of immigration enforcement happening across the state. Joi ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning a major shakeup among senior leaders in immigration and customs enforcement. The New York Times reports that while plans are not yet finalized, the proposal stems from frustrations from Donald Trump and within the Department of Homeland Security over the pace of deportations, which are lagging behind the president's goal of more than a million by the end of the year of his first year back in office. The Times cites three people familiar with the plans.Meanwhil ...

I'm not doing nothing. >> Shouts and confusion during an ICE raid on New York City's Canal Street. Tonight, the Department of Homeland Security responding after the enforcement operation prompted backlash from Democratic officials in New York.>> None of this is about public safety. It is about fear and chaos. DHS saying this was a targeted raid resulting in nine arrests of suspects in the country illegally with criminal histories including robbery, assault, domestic violence, and drug trafficking.>> We arre ...

Protesters surrounded immigration enforcement agents targeting street vendors in New York’s Chinatown, the AP reported. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said at least one person was arrested for assaulting an officer. https://t.co/Zqqih7fJor ...

We're now on 26th and 7th and we have a producer who's more than 10 blocks behind us. It says there is no end in sight in terms of how far this protest is going. We're trying right now to get an updated estimate.Originally they thought about 200,000 people, but right now best guesses are that they've far exceeded that just the turnout here in this city. They've been estimating more than 5 million people are going to take part in all the cities big and small that are taking part in this movement here in New ...

A federal judge said she planned to order federal agents engaged in Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement push in Chicagoland to wear and use body-worn-cameras.“I live in Chicago and I’m not blind.”🔗: https://t.co/jNVxeK9ZCH https://t.co/6mPiG4DdyM ...

A federal judge said she planned to order federal agents engaged in Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement push in Chicagoland to wear and use body-worn-cameras https://t.co/oSqj9F8DGe ...