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Chicago protesters dropped in latest ICE case to unravel Federal prosecutors have decided to drop all remaining criminal charges
drop charges against the arrested protesters. Donald Trump retook the White House with [an agenda](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration) of mass deportation, and his Republican administration [favors targeting](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/donald-trump-sanctuary-cities) sanctuary cities, especially larger, Democratic
protesters in the Oval Office in January.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4429x4429+1108+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2Fb9%2Ffdaecef049b2a1592a81f0f621c4%2Fap25220680920593.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5587875/trump-pardons-insider-political-orbit-second-term) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Who has President Trump pardoned and why?](https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5587875/trump-pardons-insider-political-orbit-second-term) "There are all sorts of things that the administration has done