Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: 'I felt like a piece of trash'

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Mark Joseph Stern
‪@mjsdc.bsky.social‬

Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.

Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.

‪Gregory Pratt‬
‪@royalpratt.bsky.social‬
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/latino-us-citizens-racially-profiled-immigration-chicago/

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.

Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-11-15T14:25:07.219Z

Gregory Pratt
‪@royalpratt.bsky.social‬

For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/latino-us-citizens-racially-profiled-immigration-chicago/

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM

For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...

— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt.bsky.social) 2025-11-15T14:05:11.324Z

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’

By Laura Rodríguez Presa | [e-mail] | Chicago Tribune, Rebecca Johnson | [e-mail] | Chicago Tribune and Gregory Royal Pratt | [e-mail] | Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHED: November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM CST | UPDATED: November 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM CST

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[Vogon_Glory]

1. Is it too much to hope that Latino citizen-voters flock to the polls next year to demonstrate their anger at 47 and the

Republicans who enabled him?

I’m not posting this to mock Latinos, but I’ve been shocked, then depressed by the low turnouts Texas Latinos showed at Texas state and federal elections. Texas isn’t North Dacota or West Virginia: Latinos are not only a plurality of Texans, but there are more than enough of them to go to polls and put a screeching halt to the Texas GOP’s love affairs with race-baiting and Xenophobia. That is, if the not only wanted to be actually did something about it,