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[Lori Lightfoot @LoriLightfoot]

As a former AUSA, I am appalled to learn of U.S. Attorney Boutros' wholly inappropriate conduct in the "Broadview 6" case. He has betrayed the trust of the public, and he has sullied the reputation of the office.

He must resign immediately.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

We cannot accept a reality where residents are harmed by their own government and no one is held responsible.

That must change before more people get hurt.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Operation Midway Blitz may be over. The violence is not.

Just yesterday, ICE agents crashed into a civilian’s car, tased a man during an arrest, and pointed weapons at bystanders in Albany Park.
https://t.co/WqE7hHixvO

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Prosecutors must do their jobs: investigate whether charges are warranted, file them when they are, and prosecute the cases.

Nearly nine months in, there have been no charges against federal agents who appear to have broken the law.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

It’s been nearly nine months since Operation Midway Blitz began.

And yet, zero charges have been filed against the federal immigration agents who terrorized our city.

What are we waiting for? https://t.co/NZqRucUsP4

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Chicago residents and advocates brought testimony about Operation Midway Blitz to a federal civil rights hearing this week—documenting neighborhoods “under siege.”

We commend everyone who spoke up. What happened in Chicago cannot be forgotten.
https://t.co/VPnZtAMYS5

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

As IAP founder Lori Lightfoot told the Chicago Sun-Times: “I think most people have never seen the office in such shambles and leadership with such questions about his credibility.”

Read her full take here:
https://t.co/EbnV2yBPat

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

The Broadview Six case raises serious questions about federal power and selective prosecution.

Six people were charged from a protest crowd outside an immigration facility, raising concerns about whether federal law enforcement was being used to punish dissent.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Its collapse exposed something deeper: alleged grand jury misconduct, lack of transparency, and a breakdown in leadership accountability inside the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Ricardo is finally home.

But no family should be separated and jailed for months after following the rules and showing up for a routine immigration check-in.

No administration should be allowed to weaponize the immigration system this way.

https://t.co/wNYEGFoue5

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Former Chicago Mayor and founder of the ICE Accountability Project Lori E. Lightfoot released the following statement following today’s ruling denying the appointment of a special prosecutor in matters related to Operation Midway Blitz:

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Where is Eileen O'Neill Burke? https://t.co/Usu3in7Q1Z

https://t.co/Usu3in7Q1Z

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Former Chicago Mayor and founder of the ICE Accountability Project Lori E. Lightfoot released the following statement regarding Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s newly announced regional transit crime task force:

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Illinois State Police, Cook County State’s Attorney, Cook County Sheriff, and Chicago Police Department — we’re still waiting.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Minnesota charged the ICE agent.

Four felony assault counts and a false reporting charge after prosecutors investigated the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis.

This is what happens when local prosecutors do their jobs.

https://t.co/h9j7sv9nfm

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

That is not due process. It is cruelty by design.

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

A CPS senior showed up for a routine ICE check-in, following the rules. He and his mother were arrested, separated, and sent to detention in different states.

Show up and risk detention. Miss it and risk deportation.

https://t.co/IrCcz4Tbcw

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Their stories deserve to be heard—and the people responsible must be held accountable.

But the burden of accountability should not fall on the victims. Where are the state and local law enforcement actors?

[ICE Accountability Project @ReportICEnow]

Eighteen Chicago residents brutalized during a military-style immigration raid are fighting back after being beaten, threatened, unlawfully detained, and traumatized by federal agents.

https://t.co/b4kffnoxTh