Chicago streets emptied for fear of anti-immigration raids
The previously busy streets of Chicago have emptied due to local residents' fears of anti-migration raids that began as part of US President Donald Trump's campaign to deport a large number of illegal migrants. This was reported by radio station WBEZ Chicago on January 29.
According to the radio station, Chicago's East Side neighborhood near the Indiana border was affected. The normally busy shopping 106th Street has emptied out due to fear of locals being forced to stay home.
According to the University of Illinois Chicago's Big Cities Institute, the East Side has long been home to immigrants and is 80 percent Mexican.
Juan Vasquez, manager of a local restaurant, shared with WBEZ that a large portion of his customers are Latinos who are afraid to come to the establishment in the current climate.
"It's destroying the local economy because most people are afraid to go out because they don't know if they can go home to their families," he added.
The day before, The New York Post reported about the beginning of the first large-scale raids against migrants in New York. It was specified that the target of arrests were migrants suspected of committing serious crimes. At the same time it was reported that the U.S. immigration service made about 1 ,200 arrests in one day, and almost half of the detainees have no criminal record.
Mississippi authorities on Jan. 24 offered to pay to catch and deport illegals. "Certified bounty hunter program" assumes that detectives will officially register and receive $1 thousand for each successful deportation of a border crosser.
On Jan. 20, immediately after his inauguration, Trump signed more than 200 new executive orders. Among them is the introduction of a state of emergency at the border with Mexico. In addition, the American president has repeatedly stated that he is going to cancel the granting of American citizenship by birthright.
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