Several social media posts are claiming Chicago’s fleet of salt trucks are strategically blocking federal immigration activity.

But that’s not true, the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation told the Sun-Times Sunday.

The department “deployed salt trucks to support public safety efforts related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago. This is a routine practice,” a spokesperson said.

Videos of the salt trucks lining Grant Park popped up on social media over the weekend. Several claimed that Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the trucks to form a roadblock and interfere with ICE operations. The posts also erroneously say the trucks were slowly moving on I-294, I-94 and the Edens Expressway and occupying all lanes into the city.

The city has been bracing for an increased presenc

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