Over the weekend, heightened immigration enforcement actions in and around Chicago led to muted Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations, with residents reporting a noticeable decline in festivities.

At least one Halloween parade was canceled . "There were a lot less parades," Ernesto, a resident of a largely Latino Chicago neighborhood, told NPR. He requested his last name be withheld, out of fear of his employer retaliating against him for speaking to the media. "The fear," he says, "has been more palpable with each passing day."

Last week, Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called for federal agents to pause "Operation Midway Blitz" (the Chicago immigration enforcement campaign) during the Halloween weekend. "If you are unwilling to cease operations and leave our city, can w

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