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Immigrant Rights Groups Prepare To Protect Chicago Neighbors Amid ICE Crackdown
Neighbors said they are angry and on edge, with some relatives afraid to step outside their homes, for fear of being detained by ICE.
September 9, 2025
As the Department of Homeland Security on Monday officially announced a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort in Chicago, local community groups said the ICE operation is more about stoking fear than making the city safer.
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Activists in Chicago said the promises and warnings from the Trump administration of an immigration crackdown in Chicago are coming true on the Southwest Side and all across the city. They also said they want to remind immigrants in Chicago about their rights, and urged anyone who sees federal agents to take out their phones and start recording.
Neighbors said they are angry and on edge, with some relatives afraid to step outside their homes, for fear of being detained by ICE.
