I see a pattern in the recent news stories and on-the-ground footage coming out from these raids. We’ll get into that later. The first step in real change is to make sure you educate yourself.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37036691
I see a pattern in the recent news stories and on-the-ground footage coming out from these raids. We’ll get into that later. The first step in real change is to make sure you educate yourself.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37036691
Since this post didn’t care to provide the details:
https://realestate.news/news/the-real-estate-battle-behind-the-contentious-south-shore-ice-raid-30139
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/10/report-city-knew-of-squalid-unsafe-conditions-at-south-shore-apartments-before-immigration-raid.html
ICE is using an Illinois law loophole from January 1st to remove squatters (which is their heuristic for non-citizen) and violate everyone’s rights. Since I doubt they verified anyone’s citizenship beforehand this is really some fucking sloppy dystopian shit.
But on the other hand, Wells Fargo does have a financial incentive to reclaim their property if payments aren’t being made, if the building fails code multiple months in a row, and if it’s being used as a slum. They’re just allying with fascists to expedite the process.
So residents paid rent like they were supposed to. Building owner and bank were in legal dispute over payments / insurance price. Some apartments apparently had squatters. Everybody gets arrested by ICE. Did I understand it correctly?