US Secret Service approached South Side school, not ICE agents, CPS officials say
abc7chicago.com
The U.S. Secret Service told the I-Team they approached a South Side school Friday. Chicago Public Schools officials had initially said the agents were from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“CPS will continue to protect our students and their families in alignment with the Illinois TRUST Act and Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance,” one school official said.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates called the situation “unprecedented” at a news conference Friday afternoon.

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      957·
      7 days ago

      That’s overly reductive. There are people working at ICE because they see how racist and authoritarian it is and they want to be part of changing that system.

      I’ll happily admit that ICE is pretty fucking attractive to racist authoritatians but leaning too far into generalizations will give you a very black and white view of the world that doesn’t reflect reality.

      • futatorius@lemm.ee
        2·
        6 days ago

        I’m married to someone who was on a green card for a long time. Believe me when I say that in over 90% of our encounters with ICE, we were treated with arrogance and hostility. And she’s a hardworking professional who toes the line and complies with every rule, and her case couldn’t have been simple: spouse of a native-born American. It didn’t matter to those swine. They were there because they know they could bully people who couldn’t answer back.

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
        471·
        7 days ago

        There are also people that work for the police because they want to positively change their community. There’s a reason that ACAB is still true, despite that fact.

      • PunnyName@lemmy.world
        321·
        7 days ago

        Nope. ICE it’s a byproduct of 9/11, and is racism and xenophobia wrapped in a burning flag of patriotism.

        F U C K
        ICE

        • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
          213·
          7 days ago

          It absolutely was created out of pure racism and xenophobia but you’re wrong if you think people haven’t joined it to try and make it better.

          I also agree it’d be wonderful if ICE simply didn’t exist. It’s mandate for existence is rotten to the core.

          That still doesn’t mean it is entirely composed of people who want to perpetuate that harm. The view you’re supporting is the same one that discourages people from getting into politics because politicians are all useless. There’s a system and it does harm - some people join the system to try and reduce the harm it does.

          • futatorius@lemm.ee
            2·
            6 days ago

            That still doesn’t mean it is entirely composed of people who want to perpetuate that harm.

            The vanishingly small number who join for non-malicious reasons and either converted into racist bullies, or are driven out, just like honest cops in a department that’s corrupt or racist.