Mayor Brandon Johnson demands House Speaker Mike Johnson speak up against what he calls immigration enforcement "terrorism" while defending his own controversial immigration policies in Chicago

Thursday's protest was arranged by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and other organizations. Several hundred people marched from Congress Plaza to Trump Tower.

A car sped through a protest in Chicago today that drew thousands to the Loop to decry Trump policies and ICE.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said Johnson, who is a Democrat. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”

City officials confirmed reports that President Trump is sending ICE tactical teams to Chicago, the same move that sparked massive protests in Los Angeles.

Reported layoffs coming A wave of layoffs will be coming this summer for Illinois workers. According to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, hundreds of layoffs will occur at a half-dozen companies around northern Illinois over the summer.

Chicago police arrested 17 people over the course of the hours-long protest on Tuesday. Multiple city vehicles could be seen with anti-CPD, anti-ICE graffiti.