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

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 Trump. The sidewalks were empty and some businesses were closed along a two-mile stretch of shops and restaurants on 26th Street in Chicago’s Little Village —  the Windy City’s second busiest retail corridor —  as Trump was sworn into office Monday.

The shutdown of the app forced tens of thousands of appointments to request asylum to be canceled — leaving some families split across country lines.

Amid President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping arrests and mass deportations, undocumented workers in Chicago skipped work in order to avoid being caught by ICE agents.

When Dayana Castro heard that the U.S. asylum appointment she waited over a year for was canceled in an instant, she had no doubt: She was heading north any way she could.

Greg Abbott, at a facility on the U.S.-Mexico border, in Eagle Pass, Texas, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) A U.S. deportation officer changes the handcuffs of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina from back to front after arresting him during an early ...

Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood ... declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, reinstating the Remain in Mexico program, freezing asylum claims, and shutting down a Border Patrol ...

President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and even as he was being sworn in, there were executive orders already prepared for his signature.

The UFC hasn’t been to Chicago for an event since 2019, but it looks like the promotion could be headed back to the Windy City this summer.

Working with students at Yollocalli Arts Reach, artist Cecilia Beaven features concepts of contemporary mythology with colorful animals found in the Chicago area.

The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap as soon as Saturday on imports from Canada and Mexico could drive up the price of guacamole dip that features so prominently at Super Bowl parties.

The Trump administration this week reiterated plans to slap 25% tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1. Those countries make up two of the three largest U.S. trading partners, government data shows.