Immigrant Solidarity DuPage wants community members to know it has their back. As the long-promised federal immigration blitz on Chicago seemed to get underway Sunday, the Wheaton-based nonprofit
With two top Trump administration officials in Chicago, federal law enforcement began a “targeted” immigration blitz Sunday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency did not say how many arrests have taken place so far.
Despite the top cop’s attempt to reassure the tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants and their relatives who live in Chicago, Trump administration officials have repeatedly vowed to deport everyone who is in the United States without authorization.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the effort alongside “federal partners.”
CHICAGO -- Former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw, better known as “Dr. Phil,” rode along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as they moved to enforce President Donald Trump’s recent immigration executive order.
Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.
Chicago-based American Business Immigration Coalition warns of major economic consequences of mass deportations.
Selena Gomez posted a video of herself reacting to the immigration enforcement sweeps launched by the Trump administration Sunday that resulted in over 1,000 arrests across the country.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Safety to help federal immigration agents find and arrest immigrants who have arrest warrants.
More than 100 people in the Chicago area have been arrested this week as the federal government begins targeted immigration enforcement efforts. Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said multiple federal agencies have told the Chicago Police Department they are focused on arresting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of violent crimes.