As reports of potential ICE raids in Chicago emerge, legal groups and community organizations are intensifying their preparedness efforts. In historically Hispanic neighborhoods like Pilsen, there's a concerted push to educate and protect immigrant communities.

Immigrants and groups advocating for them have been preparing since Trump made mass deportations a signature pledge of his campaign. Trump has often been critical of Chicago, which has some of the country’s strongest protections for people in the country without legal status.