By Noel Brennan, Sara Machi
Upgraded on: January 18, 2025/ 11:15 PM EST/ CBS Chicago
Migrants in Chicago brace for prospective ICE raids after Trump's inauguration
Migrants in Chicago brace for prospective ICE raids after Trump's inauguration 03:06
CHICAGO (CBS)– With President-elect Donald Trump having actually promised to stage a sweeping crackdown on unlawful migration instantly after he takes the oath of workplace on Monday, regional leaders and immigrant rights groups in Chicago fulfilled Saturday early morning in the Pilsen area to ensure the neighborhood is prepared.
The inbound Trump administration is preparing to increase operations to detain unapproved immigrants throughout significant U.S. cities next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace, targeting “sanctuary” jurisdictions that restrict cooperation with federal migration authorities, 2 sources knowledgeable about the strategies inform CBS News.
Sources inform CBS news sanctuary cities like Chicago will be targeted as early as Tuesday.
ICE authorities in the Chicago location just recently put out an ask for representatives to take part in the post-inauguration arrest operations, unbeknownst to leading firm leaders in Washington, a U.S. authorities knowledgeable about the advancements informed CBS News.
Lots of immigrant rights groups in the Chicago location have actually been connecting to undocumented immigrants ahead of Trump's inauguration, in an effort to prepare for what may be coming.
Mari Rodriguez stated “there are excellent days and there are bad days,” however she's grateful for every single day she works offering tamales to the Pilsen neighborhood.
“We concerned work. We pertained to work,” she stated.
She moved from Venezuela, and has actually remained in Chicago simply a year.
“Yes, I live here in Chicago,” she stated.
Rodriguez stated she's afraid about what may occur on Tuesday if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers show up in Chicago as assured by President-elect Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, who has actually stated Chicago will be “ground absolutely no” for their mass deportation efforts.
“We're going to begin right here in Chicago, Illinois,” Homan stated throughout a check out to Chicago last month.
U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) stated such dangers are absolutely nothing brand-new to the migrant neighborhood.
“This neighborhood has actually been the topic of attacks and migration raids returning to the 1960s,” he stated. “That they wish to daunt a city that would defend justice and defense for everybody is to be anticipated.”.
Chicago braces for possible ICE raids next week after Trump inauguration 02:22
Garcia and other regional chosen leaders signed up with immigrant supporters on Saturday to assure and advise the undocumented neighborhood of their rights.
“You can stay quiet. You deserve to not open the door. You deserve to ask to speak with a lawyer,” stated Ere Rendon, vice president of immigrant justice for The Resurrection Project, a regional not-for-profit.
The suggestion comes a day after a Wall Street Journal report pointed out sources declaring as much as 200 ICE representatives are concerning Chicago as early as Tuesday to perform massive deportation efforts.
