CHICAGO (WGN) — A large protest is underway in downtown Chicago, drawing hundreds of demonstrators in response to the recent presence of ICE and federal agents in the city and suburbs.

Protesters have filled part of a westbound lane on Wacker Drive near Michigan Avenue. Organizers include the Chicago Teachers Union, the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda, and United Working Families, who say the gathering is a direct response to the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents to Chicago in recent weeks.

“I’m aghast about what is happening with immigrants and the way they’re being treated, being arrested without warrants. People not knowing what is happening to their loved ones, guns drawn. I’m horrified. That’s not America,” protester Teresa Exner said.

The protest comes as Pres

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