PILSEN MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE PARADE TO MARCH DESPITE ICE CRACKDOWN, NATIONAL GUARD PREP IN CHICAGO

Organizers say the 2025 Mexican Independence Day parade in Pilsen will proceed on Sept. 6 despite community fears over an escalating federal immigration crackdown in Chicago. Volunteers will monitor the route and coordinate if immigration agents are seen, and organizers referenced discussions of potential National Guard deployment and use of Naval Station Great Lakes to support ICE/CBP operations. Activists stress the parade is peaceful and a show of cultural resilience.