While municipalities across the country struggle to cope with the invasion of armed immigration agents, who disregard due process to detain migrants, citizens and even lawful workers, one small Illinois city — where I happen to live— has developed what Rachel Maddow calls the “Evanston Handbook” for community responsiveness.

Evanston, Illinois, is an exceptionally blue dot in a seriously blue state. Sitting on the shore of Lake Michigan, just north of Chicago, it is the home of Northwestern University’s main campus.

With a racially and economically diverse population of about 76,000, Evanston has long been known for its liberal politics, high level of education and commitment to civic engagement.

More recently, Evanstonians have drawn national attention for vigorously, but peacefully, confronting the militarized border patrol troopers who have been pulling people out of parking lots and off of streets.

Throughout the Chicago area, President Donald Trump’s “Midway Blitz” has been using helicopters and unmarked SUVs to detain migrants and U.S. citizens alike, including children, often for the seeming offense of “gardening while brown.”

If that sounds like an exaggeration, just read Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurrence in Noem v. Perdomo. Without evident embarrassment or self-awareness, Kavanaugh

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