Chicago Restaurants Brace For Trump Immigration Raids

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.
Chicago Restaurants Brace For Trump Immigration Raids as Misinformation Flourishes
I’m in Chicago where immigration raids are rumored. A restaurant owner just broke down crying, she lost 30% of her clientele, they’re staying indoors. “Esto se va a poner feo.” whether there are raids here or not the $ blow, fear is already here. And people say that’s the point.
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Chicago Businesses Sound Alarm Over Trump's Immigration Raids
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Chicago leaders ready to stand up against immigration raids
Leaders across Chicago are denouncing threats of immigration raids by the new Trump administration as the immigrant community anxiously watches and waits. Cardinal Blase Cupich calls the reports “profoundly disturbing.
Chicago's immigrant communities fearful of Trump's mass deportation plan
President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportation is stoking fear across Chicago. From Chinatown to Little Village, individuals and many families are fearing the prospect of separation as numerous published reports said federal agents may be planning an immigration raid in the near future.
‘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 ...
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 ...
Faith leaders and teachers prepare after Trump allows immigration arrests at schools and churches
Faith leaders, school administrators and teachers in this sanctuary city said they will fight to protect their communities ...
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Why one Chicago alderman wants to work with Trump on immigration
Here & Now 's host Lisa Mullins speaks with Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat, about why he wants to work with ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to southern border amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has ordered 1,500 U.S. military troops to the southern border as part of a crackdown on undocumented ...
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 ...