Although no widespread immigration raids were reported here this week, the possibility — and reports that Chicago would be ground zero for enforcement — kept many of the region’s estimated 400,000 undocumented immigrants at home.
A representative of one of the groups that sued said immigrant communities that have lived in Chicago for years are scared.
At a virtual town hall meeting called by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Hoffman Estates, Wednesday, a veteran immigration attorney briefly explained President Donald Trump’s immigration-related executive orders issued shortly after he took the oath of office, and told those who could be affected to beware and be prepared. “Everybody in this country, no matter what […]
Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday and talking to students, according to school officials.
After the Trump administration said schools and churches were not off-limits for immigration arrests, Aurora area schools brace for possible encounters with ICE.
An Illinois lawmaker is urging state prison employees to secretly send her information on undocumented immigrants who are behind bars.
As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risks of antagonizing Trump.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said federal agencies have no obligation to notify state, county or local law enforcement about their federal enforcement activities.
A day after President Donald Trump threw out policies that limited immigration arrests at sensitive locations, such as churches, schools and hospitals, a ripple of fear spread across the undocumented community who were stripped of protection in places they once felt safest.
The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign.