Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Trump told NBC News on Saturday that mass deportations remain a top priority.
55% : Others have left voluntarily, as Trump aides have encouraged them to do.
54% : "Sanctuary cities, which limit how local police can cooperate with federal immigration agents, have been one of Trump's favorite targets -- especially Chicago.
52% : The nation's third-largest city became a so-called sanctuary city in the 1980s and has beefed up its policies multiple times since, including after Trump first took office in 2017.
49% : Immigrants in large cities have been preparing for mass arrests since Trump won election in November, but reports that his initial push would be in the Chicago area has brought a new sense of urgency and fear.
41% : He has three children who have legal status to stay in the country through the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which remains in legal limbo.
39% : Community and religious leaders in Chicago said they were disappointed with the potential operation, but ready.
35% : Trump aides have said they will arrest others, such as spouses or roommates, who are not targets but happen to be in the country illegally.
34% : Biden's administration also ended the practice of mass worksite arrests, which were common under Trump, including a 2019 operation targeting Mississippi chicken plants.
25% : Plans for deportation arrests are in flux, but federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes after Trump takes office Monday, one official said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the plans have not been made public.
12% : U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests a fraction of its targets in such operations, though Trump is expected to cast a wider net than President Joe Biden, whose focus on picking up people away from the border was largely limited to those with serious criminal histories or who pose a risk to national security.

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