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  • Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities

    11/16/2025 5:58:59 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 26 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 10:14 AM CST, November 16, 2025 | SOPHIA TAREEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO
    CHICAGO (AP) — Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago’s Little Village on foot or by car to find immigration agents that have repeatedly targeted his largely Mexican neighborhood.Wearing an orange whistle around his neck, the activist broadcasts his plans on Facebook.“We don’t know if they’re going to come back. All we know is we’ve got to get ready,” he tells thousands of followers. “Give us any tips if you see any suspicious cars.”Moments later, his phone buzzes.As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting...
  • Once-routine immigration check-ins become high-stakes calculation as some are detained

    03/14/2025 3:45:18 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 24 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | March 13, 2025 | BY VALERIE GONZALEZ, CEDAR ATTANASIO AND SOPHIA TAREEN
    When a couple from Colombia who was planning their wedding showed up for a check-in with U.S. immigration authorities, one was given his next appointment date. The other was detained and deported. Jhojan doesn’t know why Felipe was detained at the Feb. 5 appointment with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But Jhojan was so worried after Felipe’s deportation that he didn’t show up for his next check-in a month later. Jhojan insisted The Associated Press withhold the couple’s last names, fearing retribution. He is among many people who now fear that once-routine immigration check-ins will be used...
  • Advocates train immigrants to 'prepare to stay' in the US under Trump

    12/27/2024 2:52:57 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 36 replies
    AP News ^ | 10:35 AM CST, December 19, 2024 | AMY TAXIN and SOPHIA TAREEN
    <p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winston Leiva rattles off a long list of things immigrants should do to protect themselves against President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to conduct mass deportations when he returns to the White House.</p><p>Make a plan for someone to care for your children if you are arrested. Don’t open the door unless authorities slip a signed judicial warrant under it. And above all, exercise your right to remain silent.</p>