As President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” drags into its third month, federal immigration enforcement activity has swept the city’s youngest residents up in the chaos.

At schools and day cares, the fear among families is palpable : Many parents worry they will be targeted during drop-off or pickup. Others, scared to walk outside, are keeping their children home altogether.

Although the mission is said to be winding down , intensified immigration enforcement is expected to continue.

Schools, along with churches and hospitals, were once designated as “sensitive locations,” exempt from such activity. But that Biden-era policy was rescinded when Trump took office — and agents have employed increasingly aggressive tactics as they carry out his immigration campaign in Chicago

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