‘They will not break us’: Chicago becomes an epicenter of resistance amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown grips the Chicago area in fear, a burgeoning resistance movement has also emerged here to challenge — as well as evade — immigration
Businesses close, children skip school for ‘a day without immigrants’ protest
Organizers said they have tracked 250 businesses nationwide that were closed Monday in solidarity with immigrants.
Businesses across Chicago area close, some CPS students stay home for 'a day without immigrants'
The national movement encouraged participants to skip work, school and refrain from shopping for one day. The initiative spread across social media in response to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
A churro shop in Pilsen closed its doors Monday. So did a Mexican grocer in Chicago Heights. The owner of several Mexican restaurants in Elgin, himself the son of immigrants, shut his business for the day too.
Protest closes freeway, businesses shut doors for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ in San Diego
Several San Diego County business owners closed their doors for the day, kids stayed home from school and protesters rallied on street corners, including one group that briefly marched onto Interstate 5,
Trump's immigration arrests in Chicago raise questions about 4th Amendment violations
President Donald Trump has said his administration is targeting dangerous criminals for immigration arrests, but attorneys working with those detained in Chicago say many do not have criminal records.
Woman who left Venezuela for Chicago nearly 10 years ago worries about end of temporary immigration program
The Trump administration is terminating an immigration program​ that currently protects hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan ...
Chicago alderman accuses Mayor Johnson only listening to 'hyper-White liberal progressives' on immigration
Chicago aldermen told Fox News Digital that city officials are not listening to constituents' concerns about illegal ...
Top Trump administration officials in Chicago for start of immigration enforcement crackdown
The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement ...
Chicago Teachers Union hosts school "walk-ins" amid fears over Trump immigration policies
The walk-ins also come in the middle of contract negotiations between CTU and Chicago Public Schools leadership.
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Chicago’s immigration sweeps have restaurant and food industry employers feeling anxious
Sam Toia, president of the Illinois Restaurant Association, said Monday that its members are “very anxious” about possible arrests of Chicago-area workers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trump officials join federal agents — and Dr. Phil — for immigration arrests in Chicago
A range of federal agencies conducted "enhanced targeted operations" in Chicago Sunday "to enforce U.S. immigration law and ...
Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago
The number of arrests there was uncertain. Illinois officials, including the governor, said they had not been given advance ...
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Immigration arrests have quieted Chicago's Latino neighborhoods
according to the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute, and has long been home to new immigrants. Like in other parts of the city, the “enhanced” immigration enforcement ...
Chicago’s mayor criticizes the highly-publicized immigration enforcement operations in his city
Chicago’s mayor is criticizing the highly-publicized immigration enforcement operations. That included the surprising ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify for House committee on sanctuary cities on March 5
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of four mayors who have confirmed they will travel to Washington, D.C. at the beginning ...