Threat of immigration raids turns Chicago’s ‘Little Village’ into ghost town Posted January 21, 2025 10:31 am By Miranda Davis, Alicia A. Caldwell and Daniela Sirtori ...

By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town. ... Threat of Immigration Raid Turns Chicago Hub Into Ghost Town. Story ...

What used to be a bustling community, Chicago’s “Mexico of the Midwest" has now become a ghost town amid Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Situated along Route 66, Amboy, Calif. once boasted 200 residents, three gas stations, three motels, two cafes, a post office, a school and a church. Now it’s a ghost town.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 1,179 people were arrested in operations nationwide just Monday. ICE said the agency made 956 arrests Sunday. It's unclear how many of those arrests ...

Chicago-based American Business Immigration Coalition warns of major economic consequences of mass deportations. Chicago's immigration sweeps have restaurant, food industry employers feeling ...

Immigration arrests have quieted Chicago's Latino neighborhoods In East Side, a neighborhood that is about 80% Mexican, the typically bustling commercial corridor was eerily still on Monday.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Targeted immigration enforcement operations by multiple agencies were launched in Chicago Sunday, with top Trump administration officials in the city to oversee the operation.

President Donald Trump has said immigration crackdowns will begin soon. It's not clear where, but in recent days Chicago has come under the spotlight. Immigrant communities in the city are bracing.

Word had gotten out over the weekend that Chicago could be the target of potential immigration raids after Donald Trump took office.

Chicago and other cities such as New York have struggled to pay for the cost of housing and feeding migrants. A one-time mass deportation operation of some 13 million people would cost at least ...