Since early September, President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its deportation campaign in the Chicago area, targeting suburbs and city neighborhoods that are home to large immigrant communities.
The president has said his “blitz” on Chicago is meant to make the city safer for its residents.
But the rush of federal immigration agents into the area has stoked fears and upended routines — and the results haven’t decisively proven the federal government’s claim that it’s arresting “the worst of the worst” criminals.
After a chaotic few weeks, here’s more on what has happened so far, where things stand and what could come next.
How long will this immigration operation last?
President Donald Trump’s administration has not said how long it plans to continue its deportation cam