Chicago, IL – A federal immigration raid at a Walgreens on Chicago’s East Side Tuesday has ignited national outrage and fueled calls for mass protest ahead of this weekend’s “No Kings Day” demonstrations.
According to eyewitnesses and social media footage, an ICE agent tackled a Black man outside the Walgreens on East 106th Street, pinning him to the pavement during what bystanders described as a “chaotic, violent” arrest. The store was briefly closed as staff and customers evacuated.
Governor J.B. Pritzker condemned the incident, calling ICE “an out-of-control danger” to Illinois residents. In statements Tuesday, Pritzker accused federal agents of “recklessly throwing tear gas into neighborhoods and busy streets,” demanding the Trump administration end what he called “unchecked attacks” on civilians…