Chicago Papers Emphasize Human Interest Angles of Illegal Alien Removals

Found in the WIND daily email is this summary:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday arrested 956 illegal aliens and lodged 554 detainers as border czar Tom Homan moves swiftly to implement President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The agency confirmed its Sunday figures after announcing operations in Chicago, Ill., and arresting 286 on Saturday. Friday saw the agency arrest 593 while Thursday witnessed 538 arrests (Just the News)

The Chicago Sun-Times did report numbers:

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released little information about the people who were detained or why they were sought. Nationwide, ICE said 956 arrests were made Sunday. The Trump administration says it ‘removed’ 7,300 people in its first week, ‘including hundreds of convicted criminals.’ ICE averaged 311 daily national arrests through Sept. 30.”

But the guts of the article was about a Waukegan’s man’s being taken.

Here’s an example:

“Andres Marquina, Yenitza Marquina’s father, has a 2005 felony conviction for drug possession, criminal records show. His daughter also said he had DUI and battery arrests around the same time, but that he’s changed his life since.

“’He just did mistakes in the past, and I just believe that everybody deserves a second chance,’ she said.”

In its coverage, the Daily Herald emphasized the way the Illinois Trust Act is limiting cooperation by local police. Its headline is “Suburban police navigating conflicting state, federal directives on immigration crackdown.”

Cary resident and Lake County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Chris Covelli said Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said “the TRUST Act is binding law in Illinois and the agency’s authority does not allow us to enforce federal law.’

The Chicago Tribune thought the most important part of the deportations was the presence of Dr. Phil McGraw with his camera crew.

Mosr emphasis was given on Dr. Phil’s questioning a detainee after his requesting an attorney.

Dr. Phil pointed out he was not a law enforcement officer, but the reporter quoted

• a former federal official
• an American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois official
• David Axelrod
• University of Illinois communications professor Stewart Coles
• Heather Hendershot, a Northwestern University communications professor
• Nubia Willman, chief programs officer at Latinos Progresando
• a Venezuelan woman who said her name was Iseamary

Adding a bit of balance was Alderman Raymond Lopez.