The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into a ghost town.

Chicago immigrant hub neighborhood goes quiet amid fears of first Trump deportation raid - Foot traffic is down and employees no longer showing up to work in Little Village, locals say

The fight over illegal immigration in Chicago has the potential to be among the fiercest in the country during the first weeks of Trump’s second term.

President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportation is stoking fear across Chicago. From Chinatown to Little Village, individuals and many families are fearing the prospect of separation as numerous published reports said federal agents may be planning an immigration raid in the near future.