Tell Mayor Lightfoot to protect immigrant families!
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
With Donald Trump ramping up his attacks on communities of color, now is the time for Chicago to:
1) STOP collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
2) SHUT DOWN the city's unjust and inaccurate gang database, which is used to justify not just deportation proceedings but also housing and job discrimination.
Currently, Chicago police can arrest or detain immigrants based solely on their immigration status if they are one of the 130,000 people named in the city's gang database, or if they have an outstanding warrant or a previous felony conviction.
Sign our petition to tell Mayor Lori Lightfoot that you support ordinances to close the loopholes in the Welcoming City Ordinance and to shut down the racist gang database once and for all.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
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With Donald Trump ramping up his attacks on communities of color, now is the time for Chicago to:
1) STOP collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
2) SHUT DOWN the city's unjust and inaccurate gang database, which is used to justify not just deportation proceedings but also housing and job discrimination.
Currently, Chicago police can arrest or detain immigrants based solely on their immigration status if they are one of the 130,000 people named in the city's gang database, or if they have an outstanding warrant or a previous felony conviction.
I'm writing to ask that work to immediately pass ordinances to close the loopholes in the Welcoming City Ordinance and to shut down the racist gang database once and for all.