CHICAGO (WLS) -- Community leaders and politicians are calling out United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after chaotic scenes unfolded on the city's Far South Side Tuesday, leading to the deployment of chemical agents and arrests.
Leaders from different organizations, like the 10th Ward Rapid Response, Alliance of the Southeast and the Chicago Teachers Union, among others, spoke out against the Department of Homeland Security's actions during a news conference Wednesday morning at the United Workers' Center.
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The response all stems from a Tuesday incident where federal agents deployed tear gas after crowds of people gathered in protest near the intersection of 105th Street and Avenue N.
DHS says some people there threw