U.S. Border Patrol agents expanded their focus to central Lake County after they were seen on Friday making numerous arrests in the Round Lake area, Wauconda and Fox Lake. Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 sent a letter to parents on Friday warning about recent reports of immigration enforcement activity in the area on Friday. […]
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Hundreds march through Waukegan to show support for immigrant community, protest against federal agents
Hundreds gathered and marched two miles through Waukegan to show support for the immigrant community and to protest against federal agents arresting people in Lake County. The community peace walk was held on Monday and attendees gathered around 4 p.m. at Corrine J. Rose Park in Waukegan. “Our strength is in our unity. Let’s come […]
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Lake County Board passes measure to ban federal immigration agents from using county-owned property
The county board passed an ordinance banning federal agents from using Lake County-owned property for certain immigration enforcement operations, saying we are “in times of fascism.” The Lake County Board passed the resolution during its Tuesday evening meeting. The ordinance says the unauthorized use of Lake County Government’s property to facilitate immigration enforcement actions “interferes” […]
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‘Disrupts the community’s safety’: ICE, Border Patrol continues arrests in Lake County; Hispanic event canceled
ICE and Border Patrol continue to roam daily in the Lake County area, including making numerous arrests on Saturday in the Waukegan and North Chicago area, leading to a Hispanic event planned for Saturday being canceled. Somos Lake County was set to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mundelein Community […]
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U.S. Citizen released after Border Patrol arrest turns physical, Waukegan mayor intervenes outside city hall
A U.S. Citizen has been released after she was forcefully detained by Border Patrol agents outside of the Waukegan City Hall, leading to the Waukegan mayor intervening Monday afternoon. U.S. Border Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a Kia SUV driven by a woman on West Street north of Washington Street in Waukegan around 1 […]
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U.S. Border Patrol arrests student outside of College of Lake County campus in Waukegan
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested a student outside of the College of Lake County at its campus in downtown Waukegan Monday morning, the school confirmed. The College of Lake County (CLC) said in an alert around 12 p.m. Monday that immigration agents apprehended a male individual at the corner of Sheridan Road and Madison Street […]
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Waukegan mayor intervenes after Border Patrol arrest of woman turns physical outside Waukegan City Hall
The Waukegan mayor intervened after U.S. Border Patrol agents forcefully arrested a woman, who is reportedly an American citizen, outside of the Waukegan City Hall Monday afternoon. U.S. Border Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a Kia SUV driven by a woman on West Street north of Washington Street in Waukegan around 1 p.m. Monday. […]
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Border patrol arrests man at US-Mexico border wanted for shooting man in Winthrop Harbor
A man wanted for shooting another man in Winthrop Harbor last week and trying to flee into Mexico was captured by border patrol in Texas, police said. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 7:30 p.m. May 17 to Landon Avenue and 9th Street for a report of a shooting. […]