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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,414 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:17 AM Monday

Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on 'how they look'

Dozens of federal agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”

The agents, clad in military-style fatigues, roamed past some of Chicago’s most well-known landmarks on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The highly visible show of force came just three days after Border Patrol boats carrying armed officers appeared on the Chicago River.

Gregory Bovino, commander at large of the border force, contrasted the people being arrested with a white WBEZ reporter, saying agents consider a person’s appearance before taking them into custody

“You know, there’s many different factors that go into something like that,” Bovino said. “It would be agent experience, intelligence that indicates there’s illegal aliens in a particular place or location.

“Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said to the reporter, a tall, middle-aged man of Anglo descent.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river

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Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on 'how they look' (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday OP

Yup, and the 6 of 9 corrupt fascists in judicial robes zorbasd Monday #1

Existing while brown or black is now probable cause. flashman13 Monday #5

I can remember when racial profiling was illegal and America believed in equality. sinkingfeeling Monday #2

"How they look" to a particular ICE agent? Probable cause? The Ice agent felt like it. Jim__ Monday #3

The real people who should be arrested are ICE agents and Tom Homan. Initech Monday #4

SCOTOS allowed this. BradBo Monday #6

Question popsdenver Monday #7

Fuck the fascists on the Supreme Court. SamKnause Monday #8

Time to put on..... SergeStorms Monday #9

Be careful. These Ice maniacs don't have a sense of humor. leftyladyfrommo Monday #16

The blonde hair and blue eyes.... SergeStorms Monday #22

". . . how they look. . . . " AverageOldGuy Monday #10

I.c.e. thugs assault women, children Marthe48 Monday #15

It's also performative bullshit on top of the chickenshittery. GoCubsGo Monday #21

Then ICE agents who take U.S. citizens into custody because of how they look should be personally liable tanyev Monday #11

So they're using the card from Family Guy now? sakabatou Monday #12

Masked men roaming the streets with rifles "look" like criminals. Workers looking for, or going to, a job don't. Ping Tung Monday #13

Was wondering if they were wearing masks KS Toronado Monday #19

And what are the local PD and government doing about it? quakerboy Monday #14

So fucking insulting and deliberately provocative. He wants Insurrection Act/ Martial Law to be invoked ASAP. Evolve Dammit Monday #17

This was easily predictable. GoodRaisin Monday #18

Seems law enforcement might do better focusing on American religious violence these days Torchlight Monday #20

zorbasd

(482 posts)

1. Yup, and the 6 of 9 corrupt fascists in judicial robes

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:28 AM

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say its unconstitutionally constitutional.

flashman13

(1,550 posts)

5. Existing while brown or black is now probable cause.

Reply to zorbasd (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 12:49 PM

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sinkingfeeling

(56,463 posts)

2. I can remember when racial profiling was illegal and America believed in equality.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:45 AM

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Jim__

(14,950 posts)

3. "How they look" to a particular ICE agent? Probable cause? The Ice agent felt like it.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:57 AM

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Initech

(106,427 posts)

4. The real people who should be arrested are ICE agents and Tom Homan.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 11:59 AM

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Fuck ICE!

BradBo

(788 posts)

6. SCOTOS allowed this.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 12:50 PM

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popsdenver

(562 posts)

7. Question

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 12:57 PM

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Were the Armed Agents on the River Patrol boats thinking that the immigrants were gonna swim across the Chicago river to get to the U.S.??????

LOL LOL LOL

SamKnause

(14,467 posts)

8. Fuck the fascists on the Supreme Court.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:07 PM

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They are to blame for many of the horrible policies and laws that have been passed.

I don't care if they say a corporation is a person. It is not.

I don't care how many times they say money is speech. It is not.

The Supreme Court has been on the wrong side of the people many times.

They enabled the republicans.

Now they are enabling the MAGAS.

SergeStorms

(19,789 posts)

9. Time to put on.....

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:13 PM

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my serape and sombrero and walk around downtown Chicago.
My Scandinavian ancestors have been in the U.S. since 1728. I'm a Son of the American Revolution. My great-great-great-great grandfather was encamped with Gen. George Washington at Valley Forge.
BRING IT!

leftyladyfrommo

(19,907 posts)

16. Be careful. These Ice maniacs don't have a sense of humor.

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:57 PM

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You and your sombrero could disappear for years.

Unfortunately that isn't a joke anymore.

SergeStorms

(19,789 posts)

22. The blonde hair and blue eyes....

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #16)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 04:08 PM

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along with my pasty-white skin, would probably give me away, but your point is well taken. The fact that these government thugs all wear masks and don't identify themselves doesn't make things any easier, does it. 🤔

AverageOldGuy

(3,006 posts)

10. ". . . how they look. . . . "

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:16 PM

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Does he mean looks like a former Marine and he's driving a big-ass pickup adorned with American and Trump flags??? With an AR-15 and a dozen 20-round magazines, all loaded?? And a pistol strapped on his hip??? And his face hidden??

Shit, if he stopped those people, he would arrest his entire GEstapo gang.

Marthe48

(21,946 posts)

15. I.c.e. thugs assault women, children

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:51 PM

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babies, old people, teens. They are chickenshits who are afraid of getting hurt.

GoCubsGo

(34,393 posts)

21. It's also performative bullshit on top of the chickenshittery.

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 03:03 PM

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They're Downtown on a Sunday after the tourism season has wound down---a day when nobody is around, and everyone is at home watching the Bears and other sports. Meanwhile, there are entire neighborhoods of the people of the shades they want to go after elsewhere in the city. Yet, they're not there. Why not? Because they're too fucking scared to go into those neighborhoods? They'd rather stand around looking like tough guys in a place where they know they'll be safe.

tanyev

(47,923 posts)

11. Then ICE agents who take U.S. citizens into custody because of how they look should be personally liable

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:18 PM

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in any lawsuits that are filed.

sakabatou

(45,356 posts)

12. So they're using the card from Family Guy now?

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:19 PM

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Ping Tung

(3,757 posts)

13. Masked men roaming the streets with rifles "look" like criminals. Workers looking for, or going to, a job don't.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:22 PM

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Even the ones who aren't white enough.

KS Toronado

(21,395 posts)

19. Was wondering if they were wearing masks

Reply to Ping Tung (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:30 PM

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Maybe Chicago or Illinois should hurry up and pass a "no masks" policy like California did.

quakerboy

(14,562 posts)

14. And what are the local PD and government doing about it?

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:42 PM

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Are they protecting the residents of their city, or are they stepping aside in the face of an invading military, or are they doing their best to quietly help the invading force?

Evolve Dammit

(21,254 posts)

17. So fucking insulting and deliberately provocative. He wants Insurrection Act/ Martial Law to be invoked ASAP.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:20 PM

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GoodRaisin

(10,538 posts)

18. This was easily predictable.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:30 PM

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Yet many Latinos voted for him anyway.

Torchlight

(5,767 posts)

20. Seems law enforcement might do better focusing on American religious violence these days

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:31 PM

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The recent surge of religious-motivated violence and sectarian attacks is a clear threat; far more (I'd think) than some guy with brown skin looking for an honest day's work.

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