by admin | Jan 28, 2018 | Press
[10/10/17] The art installation and protests put a spotlight on the $95 million police academy proposed by the Mayor, the killing of Black and Brown youth by the Police Department, and the City’s role in contributing to deportations of immigrants and the...
by admin | Jan 27, 2018 | Press
[9/18/17] Documents released to Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez’s family reveal the circumstances that led four Chicago Police Officers to identify the immigrant father of three as a gang member leading Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents (ICE) to raid his home and...
by admin | Jan 27, 2018 | Press
[9/20/17] Today OCAD is releasing the records of misconduct and abuse of six law enforcement agentsresponsible for for wrongfully identifying Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez, an immigrant father of 3 from the Back of the Yards neighborhood, as a potential gang member, leading...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Press
By ALYXANDRA GOODWIN, originally posted on Black Youth Project on 5/7/2017 In a “broken windows” fashion, the Chicago Police Department sustains a gang database of its residents. They say this is in efforts to stay ahead on crime. They also seek to punish those on...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Press
[5/4/17] As part of the campaign to make Chicago a real sanctuary city, immigrant and Black-led groups file request for information from the City of Chicago, as start of campaign to expose the role of the gang database in criminalizing and deporting community members....
