Feds step up immigration raids around Chicago on Mexican Independence Day: 'It's a cultural attack'

Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump's strategy is to increase immigration enforcement, prompting protests that could then be used to justify a National Guard deployment.

Chicago immigration sweep nets more arrests tied to Operation Midway Blitz, DHS says

DHS says it arrested more undocumented immigrants this week under Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz. Here's what we know.

As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back

As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating

Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention

Activists in Chicago’s immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration enforcement in recent days as the nation’s third-largest city awaits federal intervention repeatedly promised by President Donald Trump.

A person is killed and an ICE agent injured at an immigration arrest near Chicago

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers were conducting a vehicle stop as part of a "targeted law enforcement activity" on Friday morning.

Chicago restaurant owner pushing for 'common-sense immigration reform' in Washington

A well-known Chicago restaurant owner is in Washington to pushing for the Trump administration to slow deportation efforts.

Feds launch second immigration enforcement operation in Illinois, led by border official who oversaw L.A. raids

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) – whose 14th Congressional District includes several western and southwestern suburbs, including Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, and DeKalb – was briefed about "Operation Midway Blitz" on Monday by ICE leaders who shared precisely who they are looking for.
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