The immigration blitz was action long promised by President Donald Trump who made mass deportation central to his campaign.

The fear of ICE raids is keeping some Chicagoans indoors, which is impacting businesses in both Little Village and Pilsen.

Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, home to a large population of Latin American immigrants, has reportedly gone quiet, as the city waits to see whether it becomes the first target of Donald Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations immediately upon taking office.

Americans strongly support deporting criminals, and many favor targeting other unauthorized immigrants, while wanting paths to legal status for law-abiding people.

The federal government is stepping up its recent immigration sweeps across the country with sanctuary cities like Chicago being heavily targeted.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doubling down on his criticism of the targeted ICE detention raids being conducted in Chicago, calling them nothing more than fearmongering by the Trump Administration.

In Chicago neighborhoods like Albany Park, the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has become increasingly noticeable following a new wave of operations aimed at detaining undocumented immigrants.

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson said at a press conference Tuesday that the highly publicized ICE raids were to popularize fear, adding that Chicago was still a welcoming city regardless of who’s in the White House.