As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back 8 mins ago As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating. The Trump administration has singled out Chicago as its latest mark for immigration enforcement. Initially agents were relying mainly on traffic stops in immigrant-heavy areas. Immigrant rights activists say that effort has spread to targeting day laborers outside hardware stores. Activists say federal agents were spotted at roughly half a dozen Home Depot and Menards stores in the city and suburbs resulting in roughly half a dozen arrests.

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