Violet Miller

The protest and march, which had been rescheduled from Monday due to frigid temperatures, were put on by a coalition of more than 65 groups advocating for LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights.

Several local groups are suing the Trump administration over its deportation plans, saying the president is illegally targeting Chicago for being a sanctuary city.

Un portavoz del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas dijo que una serie de agencias federales llevaron a cabo “operaciones específicas reforzadas” en Chicago el domingo “para hacer cumplir la ley de inmigración de Estados Unidos y preservar la seguridad pública”.

“Las redadas inminentes son un intento descarado de acabar con el movimiento de las ciudades santuario y pisotear la Primera Enmienda”, dijeron los defensores.

The mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and New York were also asked to hand over all documents and communications related to the city's sanctuary status, including those between the city and non-governmental organizations and state officials.

A los alcaldes de Chicago, Boston, Denver y Nueva York también se les pidió que entregaran todos los documentos y mensajes relacionados con el estatus de santuario de sus ciudades, incluidos aquellos entre cada ciudad, organizaciones no gubernamentales y funcionarios estatales.

El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó poca información sobre las personas que fueron detenidas o por qué se las buscaba. A nivel nacional, los funcionarios dijeron que el domingo se realizaron 956 arrestos.

On Tuesday, Johnson referred the question to his Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry, who said the “invitation” from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is “under legal review.” Johnson and the mayors of Boston, Denver and New York also were asked to hand over all documents related to their cities' sanctuary status.

Sun-Times reporters answer questions surrounding current and former immigration enforcement in the city and around the country.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out “wokeness” in federal spending.