Even though some federal immigration agents are leaving the Chicago, arts and culture executives want to be sure of their rights a...

Even though some federal immigration agents are leaving the Chicago, arts and culture executives want to be sure of their rights and responsibilities when it comes to protecting staff and visitors. On Friday, a group of museum leaders met for a two-hour training at the Puerto Rican museum hosted by the nonprofit Latinos Progresando. While reports indicate that U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino left Chicago last week, with plans to scale back the number of federal immigration agents in the city throughout the winter, a DHS source has signaled that 1,000 agents could return in March. “Although there may be a little bit of a sigh of relief, I think it’s very important that we take this opportunity to prepare ourselves for what’s coming,” said Luis Gutiérrez, founder of Latinos Progresando. That’s what drove just under two dozen representatives from the Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago History Museum, the Chicago Park District and other organizations to attend the Friday workshop, where they received advice such as appointing a designated representative on-site to deal with agents. https://lnkd.in/g3_x4_qJ