As President Donald Trump’s federal immigration crackdown in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs enters its third month , the Kane County Board on Monday gave final approval to a measure expressing support for immigrant rights in the county and calling on the state and federal government to prohibit immigration enforcement at sensitive locations and enact immigration reforms.

The board is also discussing a ban on civil immigration enforcement actions on county-owned property.

Since the Trump administration’s surge of immigration law enforcement in Chicago — dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz” — began in September , hundreds have been arrested , thousands have protested across Chicago and the suburbs and numerous cities and counties have considered or passed local legislation aiming t

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