Cheers of “Viva La Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back to students dressed in red, green and white stationed in front of Trump Tower. Roughly 100 students spilled into the street Tuesday afternoon, using time when they would typically be in class to celebrate Hispanic culture and to denounce the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Chicago.

The student-organized rally came amid reports that the agency is conducting a sweep across the city and the Chicagoland area. Over a dozen people were arrested as of Monday, the day before Mexico’s national day of independence and the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. These arrests and ICE’s presence in the city were the center of many signs students held up, whether they

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