Hundreds of Chicagoans packed a special meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability on Thursday night, venting anger and frustration about the months-long federal immigration enforcement operation known as Midway Blitz.
The meeting gave people a chance to voice complaints about the Chicago Police Department’s interactions with federal immigration agents amid the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.
People shared personal accounts of their interactions with CPD while federal immigration agents were in Chicago. They called on the commission to if police broke any state or local laws prohibiting police from cooperating with federal civil immigration enforcement efforts…