December 13, 2024: Trump’s Border Czar says mass deportations will start in Illinois

On Fridays, we check on politics and government stories throughout the Prairie State. This week, President-elect Donald Trump’s hand-picked “border czar” said his mass deportation efforts will “start right here in Chicago” as he threatened local officials to open the city and its county jail to the will of federal immigration agents. We talk about Trump's plans, and how immigrant communities in Illinois are preparing for the incoming administration.

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Katrina Pham
Audience Engagement Reporter, Borderless Magazine

Mack Liederman
Reporter, Block Club Chicago