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Stupidest thing ever. The Chicago River is not the freaking Rio Grande.
#BorderPatrol spotted with #guns on #ChicagoRiver in latest #Trump #deportation push
While federal officials said the boats were needed as part of their anti- #immigration blitz, at least one alderperson called the effort a “photo op.”
#law #intimidation #MafiaState #MilitaryState
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/25/border-patrol-chicago-river-immigration-enforcement-greg-bovino-deportation
#GregBovino, the chief patrol agent for the #US #BorderPatrol El Centro sector, said in an interview with the right-wing media outlet Breitbart that the agency had moved 4 boats into area waterways to be able to more swiftly respond to *threats*. Bovino, who oversaw the agency’s aggressive actions in #LosAngeles, has been in #Chicago since at least last week. A person who looked like Bovino was seen in one boat.
#law #immigration #Trump #intimidation #MafiaState #MilitaryState
Also Thurs, US #BorderPatrol Chief Michael Banks posted on social media that he had arrived in #Chicago. Later, he posted pictures from a boat, saying: “Where streets end, our Marine Unit begins. On the Chicago River, #CBP leadership stays vigilant. Our ability to patrol on the water extends the reach of enforcement.”
[Cuz they’re so many illegal immigrants trying to get from The Bean to The Merch 🙄 by swimming in the effing #ChicagoRiver.]
@Nonilex
Genuinely chilling performative showboating by ICE on the Chicago River. ICE is getting creative in Chicago with their photo ops as they expand their jobs program for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the Windy City.
#USPolitics #ICE #ProudBoys #Chicago #TuckersBalls
When asked about the #BorderPatrol boat presence after Thursday’s City Council meeting, 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly called it “bizarre.”
“It seems like a really cheap photo op for President Trump to flex his #ICE muscles with his hotel sign in the background likely,” said Reilly, whose ward covers parts of the #ChicagoRiver in the Loop. “It’s bizarre, & I really wish the president would focus on more important priorities.”
#law #immigration #Trump #intimidation #MafiaState #MilitaryState
Colin Smalley, president of local 777 International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, the #union that reps employees of the harbor lock separating the #ChicagoRiver from Lake Michigan, agreed the move was a “conspicuous demonstration.”
“I think it’s designed to be chilling. I think it’s designed to take one of the gems of our city...another good, another public value we have here in #Chicago. The president has not been shy about his hatred for our city, & he’s pushing limits.”
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