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How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity

How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity

Update: 2025-10-17
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As federal immigration agents aggressively detain people all over the city, some Chicagoans are fighting back the only way they can.

They’re forming neighborhood patrols and gathering outside of schools and churches.

And to help sound the alarm, many of them are arming themselves with whistles.

HOST: LANE
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How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity

How whistles became a symbol of local resistance to ICE activity