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Federal immigration crackdown has produced over 3,200 arrests in Chicago since September, leaving streets empty as vendors fear detention.

Neighbors organize “buy out” events, pooling money to purchase entire vendor inventories upfront, letting them leave work and stay home safely.

From bike-delivered tamales to restaurant crawls, Chicagoans show solidarity by supporting the street culture and livelihoods facing federal enforcement.

CHICAGO — The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands and candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load

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