Across the United States, seething anger is no longer simmering—it is erupting. More than 300 anti-ICE protests in a single day are not the work of agitators; they are the unmistakable signal of a public pushed past its limit.
What is unfolding under the banner of immigration enforcement bears the hallmarks of democratic erosion. Masked agents, unmarked vehicles, warrantless actions, and intimidation tactics have no place in a constitutional republic. When fear replaces due process, the law is no longer being enforced—it is being violated.
Chicago’s decision to order local law enforcement to investigate illegal activity by federal immigration agents is both necessary and overdue. Federal authority does not confer immunity from the law. It demands higher accountability, not exemption from it.
History is unambiguous: when the state treats communities as enemies, legitimacy collapses. Raids that terrorize families, destabilize neighborhoods, and bypass oversight do not make the country safer. They fracture trust and harden resistance.
Democracy does not survive by silence. It survives when people stand, protest, and insist that power answer to the law—not stand above it.
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