In a significant crackdown, ICE has conducted a series of raids across the Chicago area, making more than 400 arrests, including some US citizens, leading to widespread fear and community protests. Activists have mobilized in response, organizing town halls and vigils to resist what they describe as aggressive immigration enforcement tactics. Local leaders, including Cook County commissioners, are calling for increased cooperation to alert communities about ICE operations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited the area, supporting the enforcement efforts while local churches and advocacy groups urge calm and resistance against the raids. As tensions rise, many residents express that they now fear ICE more than gun violence, highlighting the escalating anxiety within immigrant communities.