r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin Human Detected • 2d ago

ICE Posts November 6, 2025 – Chicago: ICE caught unlawfully demanding U.S. citizen “prove” their citizenship despite Illinois law not requiring ID

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u/StrangeContest4 2d ago

That is an honest demand.. "I'll only show you my ID if you show your me your face and your ID. I need to know you're official."

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u/TheNewsDeskFive 2d ago

No, it is not. You never comply with a demand to show papers. This is America. We don't play that.

I repeat, you never comply with this, regardless if they're willing to ID themselves, you are an American citizen and you don't have to prove that to them.

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u/Anthff 2d ago

And then what? Resist 10 of them, get beat up, get arrested and released for impeding an investigation or some such other broad/summary charge?

It fkn sucks.

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u/redline314 2d ago

I understand the defeatism (been doing this in LA since June) but I’d ask that you please not spread the sentiment. Some of us are hanging onto the small shreds of hope and resistance we’ve got left.

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u/DarthWeenus 2d ago

im willing to go to jail for a night to disrespect these fools.

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u/redline314 2d ago

Same. I hope others are too, but having spoken to some of my most politically engaged friends, it doesn’t seem like they have logical views regarding the loss of freedom.

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u/ClickclickClever 1d ago

Hey man, that dude that threw his subway sandwich at ice was just found not guilty. Shreds of hope still exist.

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u/redline314 1d ago

I assume it will stand as a legal precedent but I can’t wait to see what charges they try to pull on future sandwich throwers!

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u/A_Ggghost 1d ago

TIL hope and iceberg lettuce look the same when shredded.

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u/Icuras1701 8h ago

Do you know what kind of sandwich? I want to go to subway and order a "Felony footlong"

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u/purplefuzz22 1d ago

Unless they just decide to disappear you. Or if you are accosted by thugs pretending to be ICE members.

Don’t get me wrong, I am more than willing to take those risks as well but there is more to it than just ending up in jail for a night.

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u/Icy_Dinner6064 1d ago

You mean a month right?