What to know about ICE raids in Chicago -- and what your rights are

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "You come for my people, you come through me," he declared to Trump after the November election.
55% : On his first day back in office, he signed a slew of executive actions that included cutting off access to an app that facilitated the entry of hundreds of thousands of migrants, suspending the refugee system and promoting greater cooperation between ICE and local and state governments.
53% : U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began targeted operations in Chicago on Sunday as part of a nationwide effort that federal officials said resulted in 1,000 people arrested.
52% : Community leaders tell Chicagoans to know their rights in case ICE raids begin after Trump's inauguration People can go to the Resurrection Project's website -- trpij.org -- or call 855-435-7693 if they have an encounter with ICE.
51% : Daisy Contreras, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Human Services, said the discussion "to protect vulnerable populations in Illinois in shelter settings" included brainstorming "potential trainings that shelter staff may need if engaging with federal immigration enforcement officials and/or handling and responding to immigration-related documentation.
47% : "They call me and ask me what to do, but my hands are tied, I don't think anyone knows what to do." On Jan. 26, ICE announced it had arrested 1,000 people nationwide, but a spokesperson declined to say how many were from the Chicago area.
46% : " Chicago's sanctuary city ordinance -- or Illinois' statewide version, the Way Forward Act -- bans official cooperation between local law enforcement and federal deportation authorities, while ensuring immigrants living without legal permission can use city services.
46% : In a move announced last week, officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen as the new president seeks to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations.
46% : The "Know your rights" sign includes a sample of a judicial warrant allowing ICE to enter one's home and a sample administrative warrant that does not permit ICE to enter one's home.
43% : Most vendors declined to speak to the Tribune out of fear that they could be identified and targeted by federal immigration officials.
39% : A resolution passed by Chicago Public Schools' Board of Education in November said schools would not assist ICE in enforcing immigration law.
37% : Trump has made cracking down on immigration a top priority, just as he did during his first term in the White House from 2017-2021.
31% : "I think we need to take every threat that Trump makes seriously and be ready to be able to fight it," said Eréndira Rendón, vice president of immigrant justice at The Resurrection Project.
27% : Trump has also hinted at activating the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century law invoked to enact deportations during wartime, as well as using the military, which would break long-standing norms and likely lead to legal showdowns with blue states.
27% : What Trump can do to target them is change the law to make asylum status easier to deny, so that after their cases are adjudicated, they become immigrants subject to deportation.

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