Chicago Teachers Union Responds to Trump’s Invasion
By Alan Singer
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Chicago Teachers Union will rally against the Trump administration’s use of tax dollars to “terrorize our communities” instead of to support education. Their slogan is “We say No Trump, No Troops, No ICE. It’s time to Tax the Rich and fully fund our communities to Trump-proof Chicago and Illinois.”
Reuters reported on an ICE raid in Chicago that showed what Trump is planning for the entire country. “U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families . . . As part of the raid, some U.S. citizens were temporarily detained and children pulled from their beds, according to interviews with residents and news reports. Building hallways were still littered with debris two days later … Hundreds of agents swarmed the apartment building during the raid on Tuesday, including some rappelling down to the roof from Black Hawk helicopters, according to NewsNation . . . One resident, who asked not to be named, reported being made to lie down on the ground by agents during the raid and having his hands zip-tied.”
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Source: The Daily Kos
Alan Singer is a historian and teacher educator at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. His most recent books are Social Studies for Secondary Schools, 5th edition (Routledge, 2024) and Class-Conscious Coal Miners (SUNY Press, 2024). Blogs, tweets, essays, interviews, and e-blasts present his views and not those of Hofstra University.
Alan Singer is a historian and teacher educator at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. His most recent books are Social Studies for Secondary Schools, 5th edition (Routledge, 2024) and Class-Conscious Coal Miners (SUNY Press, 2024). Blogs, tweets, essays, interviews, and e-blasts present his views and not those of Hofstra University.