One other day, one other hoax.
Chicago Public Colleges (CPS) falsely claimed that ICE brokers visited a South Aspect faculty on Friday to smear the Trump Administration because it carried out immigration raids in Chicago this week.
It wasn’t ICE. Secret Service brokers have been investigating a risk on the faculty.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) unfold the lie that ICE brokers raided an elementary faculty in Chicago on Friday.
“After per week of Republicans sowing worry and chaos, the primary stories of raids in Chicago are at an elementary faculty,” Pritzker stated.
“Focusing on youngsters and separating households is merciless and un-American,” he stated.
After per week of Republicans sowing worry and chaos, the primary stories of raids in Chicago are at an elementary faculty.
Focusing on youngsters and separating households is merciless and un-American. https://t.co/GEJP3W1d2q
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) January 24, 2025
The Chicago Tribune unfold the hoax as effectively.
ICE confirmed up at 11:15 a.m.
This immigration motion seems to be the primary at a Chicago faculty after President Donald Trump took workplace.
“It makes me so unhappy,” stated Eva Chávez, a 37-year-old who lives within the neighborhood and got here out after she heard about it. https://t.co/X6DVz7yL3T pic.twitter.com/PT5OIPMgdK
— Nell Salzman (@nellbsalzman) January 24, 2025
After all, this was a lie.
Pritzker, Chicago Public Colleges and the pretend information media knew ICE brokers by no means raided a Chicago elementary faculty however they nonetheless haven’t deleted their tweets.
Chicago Public Colleges falsely claimed they blocked ICE officers from coming into a faculty right this moment. The narrative took off – however apparently no one bothered to examine with DHS or ICE, which each denied the declare that ICE was at/close to a faculty.
Seems – it was Secret Service brokers. pic.twitter.com/shZX9857rE
— Invoice Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025
Secret Service was investigating a risk and responded to a home.
From the native article:
“Secret Service stated they have been investigating a risk, and responded to a home. They stated they have been then instructed the individual they wished to speak to was at Hamline Elementary College, however they didn’t enter the varsity, the Secret Service instructed the I-Workforce.”
— Invoice Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025
