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Donald Trump\u2019s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city\u2019s Mexican community.<\/p>\n
Organizers have canceled several local events tied to Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on 16 September.<\/p>\n
People of Mexican descent constitute about 21% of the city\u2019s population, according to census data<\/a>, and hold annual events around the holiday that attract thousands<\/a> of people.<\/p>\n But Trump recently inaccurately described Chicago as \u201cthe most dangerous city in the world\u201d and said: \u201cWe\u2019re going in.\u201d<\/p>\n The administration plans to send 230 agents, most of whom work for Customs and Border Protection, to Chicago from Los Angeles as part of an increased effort to make immigration arrests, the Chicago Sun-Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n At least three events connected to the holiday have been canceled or postponed. Organizers decided to cancel El Grito Chicago, an event that drew 24,000 people last year, and was scheduled for 13-14 September.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a painful decision, but holding El Grito Chicago at this time puts the safety of our community at stake \u2013 and that\u2019s a risk we are unwilling to take,\u201d the event\u2019s website<\/a> stated. \u201cWhile we\u2019re torn by this decision, when we brought this celebration back, our aim was to create a safe, affordable, family-friendly, community festival for all.\u201d<\/p>\n Even so, a few thousand Chicagoans filed into the downtown area on Saturday evening to protest Trump\u2019s plans to mobilize the National Guard and increase activity by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n <\/span>Demonstrators gathered near Grant Park on Saturday to protest against Donald Trump\u2019s immigration policies.<\/span> Photograph: Scott Olson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The protests were peaceful and focused on immigration but also the administration\u2019s attacks on democracy as well as its funding of mass starvation and bombing of Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n Crowds chanted \u201cICE escucha estamos en la lucha,\u201d, \u201cViva Palestina\u201d and \u201cDonald Trump you stupid clown, you aren\u2019t welcome in our town\u201d.<\/p>\n Protesters marched through downtown streets, stopping momentarily at Trump Tower to flip the building off and chant \u201cFuck Trump\u201d.<\/p>\n The fear of deportation is real for migrant communities, according to Danae Kovac, the executive director of Hana Center, an immigration rights group for Koreans in the city.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen an uptick in fear. We have a lot of community members that didn\u2019t feel safe to come out to the rally today,\u201d Kovac said.<\/p>\n <\/span>Protesters march through downtown Chicago on Saturday. <\/span> Photograph: Scott Olson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The anxiety in the country\u2019s third-largest city comes after Trump deployed national guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington DC.<\/p>\n Contrary to the president\u2019s assertions, Chicago is not among the country\u2019s most dangerous cities, and the number of homicides decreased from last year to this year, the Guardian reported.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Illinois had about 550,000 unauthorized immigrants in 2023, according to the Pew Research Center<\/a>. The governor,JB Pritzker, said that he was concerned about Ice agents targeting attendees at the Mexican Independence Day events.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have reason to believe that Stephen Miller [the White House deputy chief of staff] chose the month of September to come to Chicago because of celebrations around Mexican Independence Day that happen here every year,\u201d Pritzker said at a news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to El Grito, the Mexican Independence Day parade and festival in the suburb of Waukegan was postponed until November, and the Latin Heritage Fest in Wauconda was canceled, a local Fox affiliate<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels like a slap in the face,\u201d Galiela Mendez, 25, told the Associated Press<\/a> of the El Grito cancellation. \u201cI think we are all on edge because it\u2019s the same people that describe our home this way, but they never come here and see it for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the uncertainty, on Saturday morning, people attended a parade celebrating the holiday in one of the city\u2019s primarily Mexican neighborhoods.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart is like pounding a little bit because I don\u2019t know what to expect today,\u201d Magdalena Alvarado, a longtime Chicago resident, told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump posted<\/a> on Truth Social that Chicago was about to find out \u201cwhy it\u2019s called the Department of War\u201d.<\/p>\n Trump signed an executive order Friday authorizing that title for the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n The post, in reference to the film Apocalypse Now, also stated: \u201cI love the smell of deportations in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n Pritzker responded on X<\/a>, \u201cThe President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Donald Trump\u2019s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city\u2019s Mexican community. Organizers have canceled several local events tied to Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on 16 September. 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