Despite vehement opposition to the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, Oscar chose to stay home on Saturday as hundreds gathered in downtown Aurora for the “No Kings” rally at McCarty Park.

It’s not that he has no skin in this political game. The 19-year-old college student is a U.S. citizen whose parents are undocumented immigrants from Mexico. But instead of attending the rally, one of many held across the country, Oscar agreed to pull together an interview for me with his Aurora family – much appreciated as I’ve been trying for weeks to find such a group to talk personally about the impact “Operation Midway Blitz” has had on their lives.

There are many local residents living in fear since federal immigration enforcement raids have accelerated in the Chicago area, Aurora in

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