Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) said the fear is heightened that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will target schools, hospitals, and churches.
Immigrant Solidarity DuPage wants community members to know it has their back. As the long-promised federal immigration blitz on Chicago seemed to get underway Sunday, the Wheaton-based nonprofit
Targeted immigration enforcement operations by multiple agencies were launched in Chicago Sunday, with top Trump administration officials in the city to oversee it all. One of President Trump's many campaign slogans was,
In a statement sent to The Wednesday evening, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said a person’s legal status is not considered when Aurora police carry out their duties. That
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said federal agencies have told him they are focused on arresting undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes.
In Chicago Public Schools, which has received thousands of migrant students in recent years, schools are training staff and families on their rights and grappling with how to convince their communities that schools are safe.
Immigration enforcement operations in Illinois are expected to continue Monday and through the week as top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general,
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling spoke out Tuesday on immigration enforcement in the city.
The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago on Sunday that includes several federal agencies that have been granted additional authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants in the US,
CHICAGO - Two Chicago-based nonprofits have reported receiving threats due to their positions on immigration, amid ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the country, including in Chicago. Both organizations, Healthy Hood Chicago and the Pilsen Food Pantry, are located in the Pilsen neighborhood.
The number of arrests there was uncertain. Illinois officials, including the governor, said they had not been given advance notice.