The Supreme Court temporarily allowed immigration agents to use race and other profiling factors in detaining individuals, sparking concerns about civil rights. ICE has expanded operations in several cities, leading to increased self-deportation and people hiding from authorities. While there isn't a significant rise in detentions in Chicago, heightened rhetoric and ICE activity exist. 70% of those detained lack criminal convictions. Citizen activism, including video recording detentions, has increased in response to reports of masked agents in unmarked vehicles conducting detentions.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.