Chicago, ICE raids and Ghost Town

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.
Trump's immigration policies spark concern over potential ICE raids in Chicago
As President Donald Trump returns to the White House, he is vowing to execute the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.
Busy Chicago district known as ‘Mexico of the Midwest’ turns into ghost town as fears of ICE raids loom
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing Chicago’s Mexican-American community Little Village to become deserted
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.
Foot traffic drops 50% in busy Chicago shopping district as Trump immigration raids loom
A bustling shopping district in Chicago known as the “Mexico of the Midwest” has seen foot traffic plummet by 50% — as residents say they fear the immigration raids promised by President Trump. The sidewalks were empty and some businesses were closed along a two-mile stretch of shops and restaurants on 26th Street in Chicago’s Little Village — the Windy City’s second busiest retail corridor — as Trump was sworn into office Monday.

Chicago, Trump

‘People are hiding.’ Chicago immigrants stay home from work to avoid potential ICE arrests.
Amid President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping arrests and mass deportations, undocumented workers in Chicago skipped work ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Threat of immigration raids turns Chicago hub into ghost town
Restaurants and other businesses in Little Village, the city's second-busiest retail corridor, are seeing heavy worker ...