Children were kept home from class, while workers made the difficult decision to forgo wages as the threat of ICE raids loomed in the Windy City.

In the days since President Donald Trump took office, hundreds of immigrants have already been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

The Chicago Police Department vowed Monday to not comply with or assist federal agencies like ICE when it comes to deporting illegal immigrants.

Fears of deportations in the wake of President Trump's executive orders on immigration hadn't materialize by Tuesday afternoon, but local leaders are remaining vigilant and encouraging the city's undocumented population to learn their rights.

Trump campaigned largely on the issue of immigration, promising to carry out mass deportations of roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S.

The City of Chicago and the CTA have launched a “Know Your Rights” ad campaign in response to President Trump’s threat of mass deportations. The ad campaign, featured

The Trump administration has planned “post-inauguration” immigration raids in Chicago and other sanctuary cities, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. The potential raids have students preparing.

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.

The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that barred arrests in "sensitive" areas, DHS said.

Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing Chicago’s Mexican-American community Little Village to become deserted

Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, said during a Monday evening appearance on Fox Business that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin large-scale immigration raids Tuesday. “They’re going to do it throughout the country,

The Trump administration has ordered 1,500 U.S. military troops to the southern border as part of a crackdown on undocumented migrants.