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Photos: 'No Ban, No Wall' Chant Hundreds Outside Chicago's Homeland Security Office

By aaroncynic in News on Feb 2, 2017 3:50PM


Hundreds gathered outside the offices of the Department of Homeland Security during rush hour on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans refugees and other immigrants from entry into the United States.





The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests that began in response to Trump’s order, which has displaced travelers nationwide. Thousands have turned out to multiple demonstrations, many at O’Hare International Airport, since the president signed the order last Friday.

“We will not stand for the over-policing of our communities,” said Jane Ramsey, a board member of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights. “We will not stand for the politics of fear, hate, division, scapegoating of immigrants and other minorities.”

After rallying outside of the DHS building, demonstrators marched through the Loop to Federal Plaza, chanting "DHS let's be clear, immigrants are welcome here” and “no wall, no registry, no white supremacy!”





Representatives from several groups including the Chicago Teachers Union, The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Asian Americans Advancing Justice also addressed the crowd. “I think he is the most racist, bellicose president in the history of this country,” said Frank Chapman of CAARPR, of President Trump. “I think he is a fascist.”