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There\u2019s<\/span> no<\/span> question<\/span> that Trump\u2019s reckless ICE raids in cities across the U.S.\u2014 <\/span>most recently in Chicago<\/span>, where more than 3,000 people have been arrested\u2014are meant to create a climate of fear among law-abiding immigrants and citizens living in liberal strongholds. No matter what your stance on immigration might be, I think it\u2019s pretty fair to say that randomly snatching people who are going about their everyday lives sounds like the building plot of a dystopian horror film. <\/span><\/p>\n Wednesday morning, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) had to make a heartbreaking plea <\/span>via a letter<\/span> to the Department of Homeland Security: to pause immigration raids in Chicago for Halloween weekend long enough to allow children to celebrate the holiday without fear. <\/span><\/p>\n The letter was sent to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd M. Lyons, and Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney S. Scott, per <\/span>NBC<\/span>. Specifically, it asks for a pause in ICE operations from Friday, Oct. 31 until Sunday, Nov. 2, \u201cin and around homes, schools, hospitals, parks, houses of worship, and other community gatherings where Halloween celebrations are taking place.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The communication feels necessary, given the current atmosphere in Chicago and other cities where innocent civilians are experiencing the violence involved in ICE\u2019s pursuits.<\/span> This past weekend, federal agents in gas masks dropped <\/span>tear gas on a neighborhood<\/span> where a children\u2019s Halloween parade was underway, forcing the organizers to cancel the celebrations, per ABC. \u201cEven in these difficult times, they should be able to trust that they are safe \u2014 if only for one weekend,\u201d Pritzker wrote in his letter. <\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, it appears that business \u2014 and the brutality that often ensues alongside it \u2014 will proceed as usual, since the request was<\/span> denied by Noem<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s become overwhelmingly evident that Trump\u2019s raids are traumatizing the children who are simply existing in our communities. And as for the purported criminals they\u2019re arresting to justify this trauma? Sixty-five percent of the people arrested by ICE so far this year have no criminal records, per the <\/span>Cato Institute<\/span>, and more than 93% have never been convicted of a violent offense. <\/span> <\/p>\n Even the language the government is using to justify the Chicago raids, which is being dubbed \u201cOperation Midway Blitz,\u201d sounds straight out of a World War II history textbook. All of this is by design, a part of the larger Trump narrative that the U.S. is being invaded from within. <\/span><\/p>\n If the Trump administration has little regard for people\u2019s lives, not caring about the well-being of children is a whole new level of demonic aura. But as disheartening as the scenes of ICE raids in Chicago have been, we\u2019ve also seen evidence of people standing together and fighting back, including clips of dozens of people filming officers as they arrest civilians to make sure this abysmal time in history is recorded for all to see. <\/span><\/p>\n Hold<\/span>Them<\/span>Accountable<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n Join HuffPost Membership<\/p>\n The government shutdown puts millions at risk of losing food assistance \u2014 and Trump and lawmakers are MIA. We’re covering the devastating consequences of the government’s inaction. Support the journalism that holds our leaders to account.<\/p>\n We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.<\/p>\n Thank you again for your support along the way. We\u2019re truly grateful for readers like you! 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Log in to hide these messages.<\/p>\n Frankly, we can\u2019t believe we\u2019re in the \u201cchildren deserve to celebrate a holiday without fearing for their lives\u201d part of the second Trump term, yet here we are. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s no question that Trump\u2019s reckless ICE raids in cities across the U.S.\u2014 most recently in Chicago, where more than 3,000 people have been arrested\u2014are meant to create a climate of fear among law-abiding immigrants and citizens living in liberal strongholds. 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