Foot traffic drops 50% in busy Chicago shopping district

In Frigid Chicago, Businesses Struggle to Open Amid Fears of ICE Raids
Newsweek reached out to ICE and Chicago City Hall for comment via email Tuesday morning.
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
Foot traffic drops 50% in busy Chicago shopping district 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 residents say they fear the immigration raids promised by President
Threat of Immigration Raid Turns Chicago Hub Into Ghost Town
The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town.
Chicago immigrant hub neighborhood goes quiet amid fears of first Trump deportation raid
Immigration czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement had “pulled back” a reported Chicago operation, after news of the potential plan leaked over the weekend, but that Americans will see the agency in action “real soon.
Despite reports of Tuesday immigration raid, Chicago was quiet on Trump's first full day in office
Activists monitoring for immigration arrests said they had seen no activity, but the threat of deportations continues and the local community should remain alert.

Trump, Chicago and immigration

‘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 ...
Chicago PD says it ‘will not assist’ with upcoming ICE deportations
The Chicago Police Department vowed Monday to not comply with or assist federal agencies like ICE when it comes to deporting ...
Pritzker promises to uphold state's immigration laws amid possible ICE raids
As President Donald Trump takes office this week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pledging to uphold state laws relating to ...
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Protest planned in Chicago against ICE raids and deportations
The Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity Chicago has issued a call to action against what it describes as an ...
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Chicago Restaurants Brace For Trump Immigration Raids as Misinformation Flourishes
I’m in Chicago where immigration raids are rumored. A restaurant owner just broke down crying, she lost 30% of her clientele, ...
Have your I-9s ready: Chicago restaurants prep for Trump immigration sweeps
Since Trump’s victory in November, the American Business Immigration Coalition has held several dozen in-person and virtual ...
Tom Homan Says ICE Arrested Hundreds of Migrants on Trump's First Day
ICE agents arrested 308 unlawful immigrants across the United States, according to Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan and ...