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Chicago unites against Trump across protests and the Mexican Independence Day parade

By Kat Lonsdorf,
Ayesha Rascoe
Published September 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM PDT

A Mexican Independence Day parade went on as planned, despite fears of increased immigration enforcement from the Trump administration in Chicago this weekend. There were also some protests in Chicago, where the president has threatened federal intervention.

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Kat Lonsdorf
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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.
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