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As Immigration Arrests Spike in Chicago, Activists Escalate Tactics to Fight Back
Local businesses in Chicago report up to a 66% decline in sales amid ICE operations targeting undocumented workers, causing fear and reduced workforce attendance.
- Chicago experienced rising immigration arrests this week, including the detention of day laborers and at least two HVAC technicians on Monday on the city's west side.
- The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement in neighborhoods with large immigrant populations, increasing traffic stops and focusing on day laborers who gather near hardware retail locations.
- Activists responded by organizing volunteers to canvass neighborhoods, distribute "Know Your Rights" flyers, warn residents with emergency whistles, and record ICE activity to deter agents.
- Video captured on Thursday morning reveals federal agents using flashing lights and documenting individuals, while community leaders note that as many as one-fifth of restaurant employees are absent amid sharp declines in business activity.
- The crackdown has created widespread fear in communities like Little Village, leading to reduced customer traffic and economic impacts on small businesses, while immigrant advocates urge sustained community support.
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As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back
As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating.
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Federal officials say immigration agents are arresting "the worst of the worst" during an aggressive deportation campaign launched earlier this month in the Chicago area. President Donald Trump's administration has named dozens of immigrants who have been detained, along with some who were arrested in other states. Some of those detained here have violent criminal records, including a man convicted of murder who spent decades in prison and anoth…
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