Chicago Cyclists Buy Out Tamale Vendors To Keep Them Safe From Ice

Chicago Cyclists Buy Out Tamale Vendors To Keep Them Safe From Ice

Chicago Cyclists Buy Out Tamale Vendors To Keep Them Safe From Ice This article was originally published by Block Club Chicago,  a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering Chicago’s neighborhoods. Sign up for their newsletters here. As ICE patrols swarm Chicago, the tamale vendors who serve up steaming hot corn husks from the sidewalks or sell them to hungry bar patrons from coolers have retreated from their regular spots for fear of being snatched. That has prompted a brigade of bicyclists to take to the streets in a show of support, buying out the vendors so they can go home to safety while making the money they need to survive. At least three street vendors have been detained by federal agents since the Trump administration started operations Midway Blitz and At Large last month. The controversial immigration enforcement operations are supposed to target undocumented people with serious criminal histories — but many Chicagoans have reported loved ones being taken even if they do not hav…