People in Chicago with, and without, the correct paperwork fear being arrested as part of a fresh immigration crackdown and are remaining indoors.
A federal freeze on loans and grants announced this week by the Donald Trump administration has numerous agencies and programs on alert, including head start programs in Chicago. WGN's Lourdes Duarte reports on the impact being felt around Chicago.
President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory,
Days after President Donald Trump terminated more than a dozen Inspector Generals around the federal government, two high-profile senators are seeking more information on the dismissals.
CHICAGO -- Former daytime talk-show host Phil McGraw, better known as “Dr. Phil,” rode along with immigration agents in Chicago on Sunday as they moved to enforce President Donald Trump’s recent immigration executive order.
The order was temporarily blocked by a federal judge Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined immigration enforcement operations in New York. More Trump Cabinet nominees,
Among the questions were how the EPA’s environmental justice programs, which bring federal resources to areas heavily hit by pollution, would be affected by the order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
With two top Trump administration officials in Chicago, federal law enforcement began a “targeted” immigration blitz Sunday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency did not say how many arrests have taken place so far.
President Donald Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment.
The funding freeze could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives. Grants that have been awarded but not spent are also halted.