Owner Vanessa Aguirre-Ávalos ran outside to see what was happening, as the children’s nannies hustled them to a back room. Aguirre-Ávalos is a citizen; the nannies, Hispanic grandmothers, are citizens or are legally allowed to work in the U.S.

Still, they were terrified. One begged Aguirre-Ávalos: If they take me, please make sure the children get home safe.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

The SUV eventually drove away, the cloud of smoke cleared, and parents arrived. “What’s happening?” a girl cried, over and over.

Kucich’s son, who is white, now worries about his nanny, a U.S. citizen from Guatemala. He asks where she is and when she’s coming. He jumps at the sound of sirens. His mother called their pediatrician for a therapist referral.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

The SUV eventually drove away, the cloud of smoke cleared, and parents arrived. “What’s happening?” a girl cried, over and over.

Kucich’s son, who is white, now worries about his nanny, a U.S. citizen from Guatemala. He asks where she is and when she’s coming. He jumps at the sound of sirens. His mother called their pediatrician for a therapist referral.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs

The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court

Owner Vanessa Aguirre-Ávalos ran outside to see what was happening, as the children’s nannies hustled them to a back room. Aguirre-Ávalos is a citizen; the nannies, Hispanic grandmothers, are citizens or are legally allowed to work in the U.S.

Still, they were terrified. One begged Aguirre-Ávalos: If they take me, please make sure the children get home safe.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Kucich’s son was a half-block away, having lunch in the window of Luna y Cielo Play Cafe, where #children learn Spanish as they play with pretend food & toy cars. His nanny takes him there most days. He made his best friends at the cafe, & his little brother took his first steps there.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Suddenly, #TearGas canisters flew from the window of the SUV.

The cloud of gas rose, first white, then green, & the street exploded into pandemonium. Some people ran. Others shouted at agents to leave. Sirens screamed toward them. Parents blew through stop signs & drove on curbs to reach their #children.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Kucich’s son was a half-block away, having lunch in the window of Luna y Cielo Play Cafe, where #children learn Spanish as they play with pretend food & toy cars. His nanny takes him there most days. He made his best friends at the cafe, & his little brother took his first steps there.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Parents, teachers & caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to children what they’d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. A toddler shouldn’t know what a #TearGas canister is, Kucich said.

“I don’t know how to explain this to my kids.”

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

She abandoned her grocery cart & went as fast as she could to her toddler & his 14-month-old brother, who, on that warm October Friday, were among the hundreds of #Chicago #children caught suddenly in the turmoil of the #Trump admin’s #immigration crackdown.

#law #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Suddenly, #TearGas canisters flew from the window of the SUV.

The cloud of gas rose, first white, then green, & the street exploded into pandemonium. Some people ran. Others shouted at agents to leave. Sirens screamed toward them. Parents blew through stop signs & drove on curbs to reach their #children.

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Parents, teachers & caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to children what they’d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. A toddler shouldn’t know what a #TearGas canister is, Kucich said.

“I don’t know how to explain this to my kids.”

#law #Chicago #Trump #immigration #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

She abandoned her grocery cart & went as fast as she could to her toddler & his 14-month-old brother, who, on that warm October Friday, were among the hundreds of #Chicago #children caught suddenly in the turmoil of the #Trump admin’s #immigration crackdown.

#law #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #MilitaryState

Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs

The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court