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Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: Little Village And Cicero Rattled By Immigration Raids
Description: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents arrested at least seven people in the predominantly Latino enclaves of Cicero and Little Village Wednesday, sparking outrage from residents and local leaders who characterized the actions as a “brutal escalation.”
Alderman Rodriguez, 22nd Ward, says ICE detained two of his staffers, both of whom are U.S. citizens.
In the Loop gets reaction from residents who witnessed the activity unfold as well as from an elected official and a community leader from Little Village. We’ll hear from: Eddie Guillen, community organizer, executive director of Community Innovation Center; Jerry Reyes...