Explainers and Resources – ryan
SINCE President Donald Trump’s Administration Promised A “Blitz” of Immigration Enforcement Action in Chicago, there have been reports of Ice arrests, Calls by Local Democrats to Protect Residents’ Rights, Protests the Federal Government and Rising Tensions in Latino Community.
As the sun-etes and wbez report on this moment in the chicago area, we’ve assembled a series of explainers and other stories to Help Readers Make Sense of What’s Happening.
This Collection of Links Will Be Updated As New Content is published.
How does Immigration Enforcement Work in Chicago?
We Answer Questions Such As …
- What are the Key Locations for Operations?
- What Happens Next to People Who Are Detained
What if ice comes to your workplace
We Answer Questions Such As …
- Will Employers Need to Prepare for Federal Authorities?
- HOW CAN FEDERAL AGENTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WORKPLACE?
What Parents Should Know About Sending Kids to School
We Answer Questions Such As …
- What if i Don’t Feel Safe Walking or Driving My Child to School?
- Can My Child Do School Work From Home?
How will Sanctuary City Laws Protect Immigrants?
We Answer Questions Such As …
- Can Law Enforcement Officers ASH ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS?
- WHY DON’T All Police Departments Help With Immigration Enforcement?
What If Trump Deploys The National Guard?
We Answer Questions Such As …
- Is it legal for the National Guard to March Into Our City?
- What Can Local Leaders Will Stop a National Guard deploment here?
- Can i take pictures or movie The National Guard?
How to submit a news tip to the sun-etes and/or wbez?
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How Violent Is Chicago?
A wbez analysis has found that a three-month summer span the fewest chicago murders in 60 years overall violent crime remained its lowest point in at least four decades. We provide Graphics and Data for Questions Such as …
- How DOES chicago’s Murder Rate in Summer 2025 Compare to Summers Over The Last 60 Years?
- How DOES Chicago’s Violent Crime Rate in Summer 2025 Compare to Data Since 1984?