CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some street vendors say they are barely making enough to survive, due to the widespread immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

Community members are stepping in and finding creative ways to help them.

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"We try to get out at 6-7 a.m., get into the neighborhoods, buy all the products they have so that they can leave and go home and be safe with their family for the rest of the day," said Rick Rosales, a community organizer with CyclingxSolidarity.

They are being called "buyouts."

Groups of cyclists are riding through neighborhoods across Chicago, and purchasing everything street vendors have, from tamales to elotes.

The movement is meant to support street vendors, as many fear being detained, during "Operation

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