Amid ICE raids, Chicago cyclists buy out tamale carts and distribute food to people in need: ‘Go home and be safe’

Most cyclists bike around their cities as a form of transit or exercise, but members of the Chicago, Illinois collective Cycling x Solidarity take their bike love to a whole new level.

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its targeted crackdown in Chicago, at least three street vendors have been detained by agents, in addition to thousands of others with no proof of criminal history.

So, cyclists are doing their part to support migrant workers who own and operate food stalls in the city.

Over the weekend, Cycling x Solidarity joined the Street Vendors Association of Chicago to lead a Street Vendor Bike Tour. Their goal was to buy out a day’s worth of food from each food cart they visited…

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