All eyes were on Chicago Tuesday morning as the looming threat of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants gained momentum with President Trump now back in office. The incoming administration has vowed to make Chicago ground zero for raids.

Business leaders and employers across the United States, including in Chicago, are raising alarms over immigration raids as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to implement his mass deportation policy.

Local leaders and immigrant rights groups in Chicago met Saturday morning in the Pilsen neighborhood to make sure the community is prepared.

An immigration lawyer from Chicago spoke with FOX 32 about the possibility of ICE raids and deportations in Chicago.

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.

All eyes were on Chicago Monday night as the looming threat of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants gained momentum with President Trump now back in office.