EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- As Hispanic Heritage Month gets underway on Monday, the fear of immigration crackdowns has prompted officials in many cities to cancel celebrations.

From Oregon to Massachusetts, many towns have canceled Mexican Independence Day events, which often begin with large gatherings the night before on Sept. 15.

Chicago, with its immigrant-heavy neighborhoods, and which was recently listed by the White House as the next city that will be the target of stepped-up immigration enforcement, canceled its "Grito" celebration.

That decision came before an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man who tried to evade arrest Friday by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them.

However, in cities like El Paso, which have not experienced

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