Elizabeth, a Chicagoen and mother of three in the US without legal permission, are used to join their community voluntarily in their children’s school in the northwest and to join their community to help students. But after this week, she no longer feels safe near school doors.
President Donald Trump, a day after taking out the policies, which make limited immigration at sensitive places, such as a wave of fear spread in the illegal migrant community in the migrant community in church, schools and hospitals, America Security was taken from the places that they once felt safest.
The announcement also sent medical staff, teachers and belief leaders, who are ready to come up with plans to protect the Chicago migrants in the country, which are historically the most safe.
Elizabeth – who asked to withdraw his last name due to his situation – said that his family would park his car to wait outside the school to regain his children.
“No more,” he said. “Now, we drive and ask our children to jump quickly.”
On Tuesday, Trump announced its move for guidance to be used by American immigration and customs enforcement, so that immigration enforcement in sensitive places could not be done – day care centers, schools, worship sites and health care facilities place. Ice guidance was applicable from 2011.
Indeed, immigrants have long used churches in Chicago to seek refuge. The movement is for the sanctuary movement in the 1980s, when the liberal congregation around the US took illegal migrants who were fleeing from the war in Central America. Elvia Arelano and Francisca Lino, leading advocate against exile, demanded a shelter at Edalberto United Methodist Church at Humbolt Park in the early 2000s.
And from 2022, thousands of migrant in buses sent by Texas Gove Greg Abbott have come to Chicago, many churches opened their doors to help and feed them.
But Trump has clarified his efforts contrary to the guidelines of previous administration for snow to find and remove people who no longer have the right to live in America, even Allegedly directing the Department of Justice to investigate local authorities Which in some cases obstruct enforcement.
Officials in Chicago and Cook County reiterated this week that they would follow local, state and federal laws. In a statement issued on Monday, the Chicago Police Department said the city police officers “do not assist the federal immigration officers, which is only with enforcement action based on the situation of immigration.”
Cook County Sheriff Office told Tribune in a statement that “The current state law and local ordinances determine the responsibilities of our office about the federal immigration regulatory programs.”
Similarly, the office of the village JB Pritjkar said in a statement on Wednesday that the second term democrat “has been clear that we follow the law in Illinois and all federal and local law enforcement also expect to do the same.”
“There is a unacceptable discourse in the United States to prosecute the elected officials defending the law,” said Pitzkar spokesman Alex Gaf. “Republican officials are trying to scare the constitution from defending the Constitution – and it will not work.”
Nevertheless, this is the newest order-one of the first week of Salvo of the first week of Tramp has hit people in the country without legal permission and hardly, including Elizabeth’s son, who is an American citizen, his mother, including his mother Said. He only graduated in high school and wanted to go to college, but decided to take a year off before applying as he is worried about his parents.
“He wants to shop for us grocery. He offered to do everything that we usually do out, just so that we do not have to leave the house, ”he said.
Trump performed well on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, universities, schools, churches and hospitals in Chicago, if the federal agent determines a hurry of meetings and training sessions on how to respond to knocking on their doors. Are.
Illinois Chicago University, a large public university, known for its programs and initiatives, which supports Latin students, said that he sent a message to his employees with his campus protocol earlier this week: ” If a document is presented, please do not accept them. Direction the officers to the UIC police. ,
Employees have installed “panic buttons” under nine or 10 desks, which serve some of the weakest students. The buttons directly connect with the campus police dispatch.
The district spokesperson said in a statement, CPS, for its share, is committed to a public education to protect the rights of all students, a district spokesperson said in a statement.
CPS has provided guidance to employees not to allow federal immigration officers on school property until they provide their credibility, because of this they are requesting access and a criminal judicial signed by a federal judge Warrant.
The spokesman wrote, “CPS has not planned to share private student-level information with immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), except for the rare case where the court order from a parent or guardian Consent. “
Kia Banks, head of the staff for the Chicago Principal and Administrators Association, said the principal would be called first. Banks said that the Principal Union is instructing its members not to let the school check points go without any warrant.
“The district has provided many resources, but we (still) feel that it is heavy for our members,” Banks said. “We want to streamline some of the information so that our school leaders feel confident in addressing this situation.”
Hospital and medical centers are taking similar measures.
A spokesman for Cook County Health said that law enforcement officers, including immigration agents, are not allowed in these areas until a patient is invited or if a judicial warrant is signed with the officer , “How is the best being done to connect that employees. Protect patients.
The Eri Family Health Center, an Illinois -based medical program that serves a large number of immigrants, said that procedures have been reviewed with employees this week how law enforcement agencies have to handle those who contact the health center and Regardless of the situation, patients will continue to provide services.
Although it has not seen a dramatic decline in the appointments this week, there is a concern among the employees that the new policies will be “chilling effect” from the administration whether the migrants will take care of, Dr. Lee Francis President and CEO said. Eri Family Health Center.
Francis said, “People will be afraid to seek health care, and this may have a strong negative effect on both a person’s health and public health,” Francis said, insisting how unnecessary from the missing regular appointments ER trips may occur.
Francis said, “When children remember the child’s travel or regular vaccination, weepable infections can be severe, which ER, hospitalization, or a trip to spread and influence wider population Can be sufficient for the requirement. ” “If a person is pregnant, but is afraid to reach pre -delivery care, it is implications for the patient’s health and their newborn’s health.”
Meanwhile, Vishwas leaders across Chicago vowed to continue offering resources, create rapid response teams and offer sanctuary for families who are afraid of being arrested by snow.
A network of nondenominational Christian churches, New Life Center Executive Director and Pastor Matt Demeto said that his team is preparing to advocate and protect his neighbors because he is always “with” faith ” Leading with them. “
Demeto said, “We are ready and ready to take care of the needy people,” said Demeto, whose work is focused on the Little village, which is primarily an immigrant neighborhood.
Rev Bith Brown of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, who has been a long -time lawyer of the immigrant community, said that interfathy religious leaders are organizing and preparing the last few months for the new Trump Presidency.
“We were expecting this and we are ready,” he said.
There are many beliefs communities that are considering providing sanctuaries for families that “needed a few hours or a few days, to feel safe, not only the traditional sanctuary,” he said.
Brown said that community and confidence leaders know that the executive order does not change much.
According to Brown, churches live in private places where ice requires warrant to enter. The federal immigration enforcement agency can only go inside during a public service, but still, the churches have places where the public cannot enter, so neither can there be snow, she said.
Brown said, “They are doing so to create fear,” saying that he never expects to raid places of worship at any time.
According to a news release, during our visit to Basilica of our Lady of Guadalule in Mexico City, Cardinal Blaze Kapich, Archbishop of Chicago stated that the large -scale exile report in Chicago is “disturbing”.
He said, “The Catholic community speaks to protect the rights of immigrants and shelters with the people of Chicago,” he said that the church “said all efforts to enter the church” immigration and customs enforcement and other government agencies. Will do the place of worship for any enforcement activities.
On Wednesday, Wicker General Bishop Robert Casey of Archdoyi, Chicago said that the Catholic Church would continue to offer resources for immigrants in the city, which includes services offered through the Ministry of immigration and Catholic charities.
But Casey did not clarify whether he would also provide sanctuary to the needy people.
“We raise the human dignity of every man, woman and child in our community. Together we have to help our communities to live in this country and so we have to respect the laws, we have to become loyal citizens, ”he told the tribune. “We are not a part of society, but we are present within the society.”
At the Little Village Community Church, Pastor Pako Amador has made some of his daily prayers and other programming online, hoping to provide some comfort to the members.
On Wednesday evening, Amdore was on his way to take one of his members from work because he was afraid to return home. Similarly, other members were helping other families to get grocery goods and take their children to school.
“We don’t realize that fear hurts,” he said. “These families are hurting.”