Ordinary Citizen Protesting
thewelcometable.bsky.social
Ordinary Citizen Protesting
@thewelcometable.bsky.social
Spiritual director, coordinator of The Welcome Table LGBTQ Community for Catholics/former Catholics, founder of a daily 5-6pm protest of illegal, unconstitutional, & unethical actions by Trump now held in Wheaton, IL.
Day 250.2
Wow, a new low: DHS intends to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country between Thanksgiving and Christmas, says 3 DOJ attys who were briefed on the plan. thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Day 249
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund was formed by a coalition of attys to provide immigration bond-payment assistance to people detained by ICE. As people pay back their bond, the funds are used for other detainees.
Donate secure.givelively.org/donate/midwe...
Get help www.mibfc.org/gethelp
secure.givelively.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Day 247
Rosary & Whistle: Dominican Fr Brendan Curran has a whistle next to his rosary "We use it every time we see ICE in the neighborhood," referring to the whistle. "It's what immigrant supporters have been doing lately — to warn people to protect them."
www.ncronline.org/news/amid-ic...
Amid ICE raids, Chicago priests support immigrants with a whistle and a rosary
In Chicago's Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen, fear runs deep and families have been torn apart by ICE. Some immigrants have found a "second family" at St. Pius V, where priests have been supporting imm...
www.ncronline.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Day 246.3
Immigration advocate Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: "We paid El Salvador to torture, abuse, & rape completely innocent Venezuelans so that Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, & Donald Trump could claim they were tough on immigrants.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Day 246.2
Thank district court judge Robert Gettleman who ordered improvements to the inhumane conditions at the Broadview detention center in Chicago.
Judge Robert Gettleman
Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
219 South Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60604 susanrogan.substack.com/p/november-1...
November 13, 2025 - Shutdown Ends, No Progress Made
Fighting to the end to stop premium costs from spiking, Starbucks on strike, this week's judges to thank and more
susanrogan.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Day 246
Starbucks Workers United is on strike. Please do not buy Starbucks until the Company, whose CEO made $96 million last year, negotiates an agreement w this union. timesofsandiego.com/business/202...
Sign the #nocontractnocoffee pledge www.nocontractnocoffee.org
Starbucks workers go on strike across nation, including San Diego
Starbucks Workers United said about a thousand employees in 65 stores across 45 cities would be affected, including San Diego.
timesofsandiego.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Day 245
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Day 243
"'We are very afraid, but we can't go back to Venezuela'"
A family plagued by poverty/gangs came to Chicago for a new life. Bc of ICE, they can't do laundry wt protection.
www.ncronline.org/news/prayer-...
U.S. Cath Conf of Bishops' Migrants Comm
justiceforimmigrants.org/you-are-not-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Day 242
Cardinal Cupich calls Catholics to work towards systematic change and engage in mutual aid for immigrants and those affected by the govt shutdown.
youtube.com/shorts/kPnC-...
Cardinal Blase Cupich- "The Dignity of Human Life"
YouTube video by CatholicChicago
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November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Day 241.2
Feds Tell Faith Leaders ‘No More Prayer’ Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, feds instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Day 241
Report by Choose Democracy: "Trump’s bloody hands: Estimated deaths from Trump policies in 2025." choosedemocracy.us/wp-content/u...
"Policy is not abstract. It has a body count. And by every serious measure, the toll of this administration has been staggering."
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Day 239.2
“The gov't would have people believe..that the Chicagoland area is in a vise-hold of violence, ransacked by rioters & attacked by agitators..That simply is untrue. & the gov't’s own evidence in this case belies that assertion."
US Dist Judge Sara Ellis
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/h...
Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis called the Trump administration's depiction of Chicago as besieged by violence "untrue" and "simply not credible."
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Day 239
At Broadview Detention Center, accused of inhumane conditions, ICE still won't allow lawyers, clergy, Reps to enter & "Surveillance footage at the facility [evidence]..will not include Oct. 19-31 -..which defense atty J. Brady claimed had been wiped.."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/b...
Broadview ICE Facility Must Provide Basics Like Water, Calls With Attorneys Under Judge's Order
Federal attorneys said they won't be able to provide surveillance footage of the controversial facility for 13 days in October, claiming it's been wiped.
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Day 238.2
ICE is keeping us safe from...pre-school teachers?
"Families ‘Horrified’ After Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Fed Agents
The incident happened in front of parents & children at Rayito de Sol."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Raids/...
It appears ICE agents are targeting preschools in Chicago today. Because nothing says “protect the children” like masked men storming a preschool and dragging parents away.
www.reddit.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Day 238
Watch to see how real people's premiums will be affected if Trump doesn't reinstitute the ACA tax credit:
www.youtube.com/shorts/0N76y...
Read how small visible signs of protest rally others to act:
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/protect-our-...
Protect Our Neighbors: The Journey of a Sign
When word went out that border patrol agents had been sent to the Coast Guard island off Alameda near Oakland on the eve of October 23, Bay Area residents sprang into action. Before dawn the next morn...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Day 237.3
Just hours ago, Pope Leo XIV declared, “I would certainly invite the authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs of those people,” referring directly to the women and men detained inside the ICE facility in Broadview.
youtu.be/A4YsMiDs4Gg?...
Pope: ‘Spiritual rights’ of migrant detainees must be respected
YouTube video by Vatican News - English
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November 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Day 237
Tomorrow! ACLU-led session to help allies show up for immigrant communities facing law enforcement encounters. Participants will learn their rights as bystanders, immigrant rts during these interactions, & practical strategies to act safely and effectively. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Solidarity in Action: Protect Immigrant Rights, Build Collective Power · Indivisible
As part of the Solidarity in Action series, this ACLU-led session will help allies show up for immigrant communities facing law enforcement encounters. Participants will learn their rights as bystande...
www.mobilize.us
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Day 236.3
Man choked by ICE, taken to Gottlieb ER last night. Protest outside the hospital tonight.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Suburban man hospitalized after allegedly being struck during ICE arrest
Ricardo Rodriguez, 53, was arrested Sunday morning in Melrose Park by federal immigration agents and brought to an emergency room after he experienced chest pains and a head wound, his niece said.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Day 236.2
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Day 236
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Day 235.2
Cardinal Cupich on loving our immigrant neighbors.
youtube.com/shorts/NE0Mb...
Cardinal Blase Cupich- "I Have Loved You"
YouTube video by CatholicChicago
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November 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Day 235
Print NO ICE signs out & ask your church, business, school, library, apt complex..to post it on the entrance door/window. Post one on your own door!
www.ilrc.org/sites/defaul...
Print Immigrants Welcome yard signs & banners for your neighborhood!
act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/print...
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Day 234
Let your voice be heard, IL! Urge your reps to craft legislation that protects immigrants in hospitals, courthouses, higher ed, & childcare settings.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/i...
Contact your reps: icirr.quorum.us/campaign/sal...
SALT melts ICE: Support ICIRR's policy platform
Email your legislators to join the campaign for Safety and Action for Liberation Together!
icirr.quorum.us
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Day 233
"Admin officials briefed Repub lawmakers..about the U.S. mil strikes [in Venezuela] but excluded Dems. Sen Mark Warner..top Dem on the Sen Intel Com..'withholding the legal justification for those strikes from half the Sen is indefensible'" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-29...
October 29, 2025
Today is the twenty-ninth day of the government shutdown, and the House of Representatives is still on break as House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to force the Senate to pass the House...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM