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Threat of Immigration Raid Turns Chicago Hub Into Ghost Town

The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town.

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Chicago spared immigration raids Tuesday, but Pritzker warns feds may target '2,000 people'

After weeks of preparation by Chicago's immigrant communities, and a weekend full of fear amid multiple reports that the city would serve as the first major raid, there were no reports of immigration enforcement on Tuesday.

Yahoo · 17h

Chicago immigrant hub neighborhood goes quiet amid fears of first Trump deportation raid

Immigration czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement had “pulled back” a reported Chicago operation, after news of the potential plan leaked over the weekend, but that Americans will see the agency in action “real soon.

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DHS says 'criminals' cannot 'hide' in schools, churches as mass deportation fears grow in Chicago

The Donald Trump Administration has revoked the President Joe Biden-era memo for ICE and Border Patrol to "thwart law enforcement in or near so-called sensitive areas," according to a release from the ...

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Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way ...

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Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement

The directives to Justice Department employees could face fierce blowback from legal advocacy groups and officials in cities ...

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Chicago immigrant residents are in Trump's sights. The mayor says he'll defend them

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will defend residents "whether you're undocumented, whether you are seeking asylum or whether you're seeking a good paying job." ...

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Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump ...

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Chicago mayor reiterates opposition to incoming Trump admin's immigration reform

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated his opposition to anticipated immigration reform policies when President-elect Trump ...

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Have your I-9s ready: Chicago restaurants prep for Trump immigration sweeps

Since Trump’s victory in November, the American Business Immigration Coalition has held several dozen in-person and virtual ...

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How Chicago Is Bracing for Mass Deportations

Chicago is bracing for President Donald Trump to enact his mass deportation policy and conduct sweeping immigration raids. In a Tuesday interview, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, reaffirmed ...