Chicago is witnessing a significant intensification of immigration enforcement, marked by extensive actions from ICE agents and widespread community resistance. Recent raids have not only targeted undocumented individuals but have also swept up U.S. citizens, triggering protests across the city. Volunteers have taken to the streets, using whistles—an inexpensive means of alerting others to ICE activity—to organize community support against the federal crackdown. Many Chicago residents express fear and frustration as local businesses suffer from the fallout of these operations, which are perceived to be politically motivated rather than aimed solely at criminal activity. Amidst this turmoil, grassroots movements are emerging to protect immigrants and push back against federal enforcement, highlighting a deeply divided response to the ongoing immigration policies linked to the White House.