Anti-migrant protesters batter Chicago alderwoman, aide at proposed migrant tent camp
BY AUSTIN LINFANTE – 10/20/23
Chicago Police officers escort Chicago Alderwoman Julia Ramirez, second from left, and an unamed aide, second from right, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Brighton Park as protesters started attacking the two. (Screenshot from Telemundo Chicago on YouTube)
Multiple anti-migrant protesters physically attacked a Chicago alderwoman and her aide in Brighton Park Thursday morning, briefly sending the latter to the hospital.
Ald. Julia Ramirez, a freshman alderwoman of the southwest 12th ward who assumed office in May, said in a statement that she attended a protest at the site of a proposed migrant tent camp to garner community feedback. Video taken by several local news reporters and outlets show most protesters swarming Ramirez and an unnamed aide, with many grabbing, pushing and shoving themselves into them.
The two were escorted by multiple Chicago Police officers into an SUV, which quickly drove away. Ramirez said that the aide was then admitted to the hospital and found to be in “good condition.” A Chicago Police Department spokesperson told WTTW News that Ramirez declined medical attention.
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