Federal ICE agents leave after clashing with a small group of protesters outside the immigration courthouse on 55 E Monroe St. in Chicago, Monday, June 16, 2025. Credit: Sebastián Hidalgo/Block Club Chicago.
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“The thing I feel good about is there’s a lot of people and organizations getting the word out,” said Patricia Nix-Hodes, a director at the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. “It’s ongoing. It’s a scary situation. It may take time for people to fully grasp it.”
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Outreach workers with the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness are passing out their own Know Your Rights flyers to caution troops might clear encampments like the National Guard has done in Washington, D.C.
The flyers advise that people don’t sleep, smoke marijuana or drink alcohol in public places.
Unhoused people should keep a photo ID on them at all times and carry an emergency contact, a list of their medications and a charged phone.
Nix-Hodes said they are lobbying city and state officials to open more shelters while the federal operation is ongoing.
