The annual Mexican Independence Day parade in Chicago was much quieter than in recent years on Saturday after President Donald Trump vowed to send National Guard troops there and increase the federal security presence in the city, including immigration enforcement, according to an Associated Press report.
Dancers and other parade participants handed out “know your rights” pamphlets to the smaller-than-usual crowds the Pilsen neighborhood, which has a large Mexican population.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that several Mexican cultural events were already been postponed or canceled, given the situation with ICE.
Pritzker said there could be up to 300 Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) agents soon coming to the city.
