Chicago Alderman: The Fear That Trump’s Mass Deportations Are Creating Is ‘Unconscionable’

Sanchez We re joined ░░░░░░░░ Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez ░░░░░░░░ represents Ward 25 on ░░░░░░░░ Chicago City Council Sir ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ us Talk to us ░░░░░░░░ how you have seen ░░░░░░░░ heard your constituents being ░░░░░░░░ by the enforcement actions ░░░░░░░░ this weekend SIGCHO Lopez ░░░░░░░░ you Boris for the ░░░░░░░░ And we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ really long week For ░░░░░░░░ Chicagoans this week has ░░░░░░░░ has felt like an ░░░░░░░░ given the weight of ░░░░░░░░ federal government coming not ░░░░░░░░ help Chicagoans feel safer ░░░░░░░░ to create panic and ░░░░░░░░ as we heard from ░░░░░░░░ reporter We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ Service coming to target ░░░░░░░░ schools the panic that ░░░░░░░░ to bring the immigration ░░░░░░░░ so called with Dr ░░░░░░░░ even in creating this ░░░░░░░░ some sort of reality ░░░░░░░░ playing with the real ░░░░░░░░ of students children families ░░░░░░░░ are terrified by the ░░░░░░░░ by the threats of ░░░░░░░░ deportation now they re ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ surgical procedure quote unquote ░░░░░░░░ the fear that we ░░░░░░░░ by students by children ░░░░░░░░ families by our neighbors ░░░░░░░░ isn t called for ░░░░░░░░ unconscionable decision of targeting ░░░░░░░░ only schools churches We ░░░░░░░░ they targeted one of ░░░░░░░░ churches in our community ░░░░░░░░ some MAGA fanatics coming ░░░░░░░░ our pastor one of ░░░░░░░░ local pastors also trying ░░░░░░░░ target hospitals It s ░░░░░░░░ the fear that is ░░░░░░░░ this is not making ░░░░░░░░ safe it s actually ░░░░░░░░ hurting our businesses hurting ░░░░░░░░ city and it s ░░░░░░░░ that we see this ░░░░░░░░ the White House A ░░░░░░░░ should be calling on ░░░░░░░░ addressing inflation addressing so ░░░░░░░░ of the issues on ░░░░░░░░ ground It is unconscionable ░░░░░░░░ they are scapegoating and ░░░░░░░░ immigrant communities and creating ░░░░░░░░ harm in our city.”