Busy Chicago district known as ‘Mexico of the Midwest’ turns into ghost town as fears of ICE raids loom
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing Chicago’s Mexican-American community Little Village to become deserted ...
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Little Village’s 26th Street A Ghost Town As Deportation Threats Loom: ‘People Are Worried And Scared’
Business owners saw a drop in activity along the typically-bustling 26th Street corridor amid reports of immigration ...
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Chicago’s predominantly Latino community Little Village sees massive drop in foot traffic as Trump cracks down on immigration
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing one of Chicago’s largest Mexican-American communities ...
Trump authorizes ICE to target schools and churches as mass deportation fears grow in Chicago
The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that ...
‘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 known as ‘Mexico of the Midwest’ 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 ...
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Johnson’s Anti-Violence Effort ‘Just Getting Started,’ 1 Year After It Began, Officials Say
A 33-page evaluation of the first year of the push dubbed the People’s Plan for Community Safety promises to continue working to reduce crime and violence by “addressing the root causes of harm and ...
Chicago schools, churches and hospitals vow to protect migrants in US illegally after Trump lifts ban that limited immigration arrests in safe spaces
Elizabeth, a Chicagoan in the U.S. without legal permission and mother of three, is used to being involved in her community on the Northwest Side through volunteering at her children’s school and ...
Trump sits down with Sean Hannity in first interview since becoming president: Live updates
Donald Trump will talk to Fox News’ Sean Hannity tonight for his first sit-down interview since his inauguration. A clip of ...
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Some Chicagoans Are Afraid To Go To The South And West Sides. In ‘Don’t Go’ Book, Authors Examine Why
Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It,” Englewood artist Tonika Lewis Johnson and professor Maria Krysan explore how telling someone not to go to a neighborhood can harm a community.
Trump administration live: 1,500 troops to be sent to Mexico border for immigration crackdown; president targets DEI
New president furious over prayer service appeal for compassion and tells government departments to prepare to dismiss ...
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Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power on First Day Back In a flurry of executive actions, President Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first ...