Many immigrant advocacy groups in the city and suburbs have been reaching out to undocumented immigrants ahead of Trump's inauguration, in an effort to get ready for what might be coming.
Two Chicago officials who wanted to allow police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target migrants with a criminal record, saw their measure get struck down on Wednesday.
Advocates canvassed Chicago's Latino neighborhoods ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, which could open the door to immigration raids. "It could be weeks or months before anything happens.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted 39-11 to reject a proposal which would have allowed city police officers to assist ICE.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new city guidance on dealing with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is blasted by a Chicago alderman trying to remove dangerous criminals.
The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, according to four people familiar with the planning, the first move in President-Elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign.
Chicago officials are mobilizing a legal and resource playbook to stop federal immigration agents from carrying out raids at businesses, shelters, police lock-ups and beyond.
The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted against an amendment proposed by a pair of Democrat aldermen that would’ve scaled back
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance prohibits the city’s police department from working and coordinating with federal immigration enforcement.
The amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance would allow Chicago Police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they have arrested an undocumented immigrant for certain crimes.
CHICAGO (CN) — The Chicago City Council on Wednesday headed off an effort to weaken municipal immigrant protections, as the country prepares for a second Trump presidential administration.
Migrant advocates in Rockford are issuing warnings that the area will likely see greater activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the incoming Trump administration. “We certainly know better what to expect with this incoming administration,