School Attendance Falls in Chicago as Fear of ICE Enforcement Increases

School attendance falls in Chicago as fear of ICE enforcement increases

New CPS data obtained by Chalkbeat shows drops in school attendance since Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, began, particularly in Latino and immigrant communities.

Read the Chicago Tribune's coverage of Free Speech For People Letter Urging Illinois Officials to Investigate Trump Administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz”

On October 29, the Chicago Tribune published an article about Free Speech For People’s effort to pressure state and local prosecutors to hold Trump accountable for violations of state criminal law. The article includes responses from state prosecutors:   In letters sent this week to Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, all three of whom are Democrats, and Chicago police Superintend…