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CHICAGO \u2014 For months, Operation Midway Blitz flooded Chicago with federal immigration agents, leading to an estimated 3,000 people detained<\/a> between June 12 and mid-November.<\/p>\n

Last month, a federal appeals court temporarily paused an order to release more than 400 people detained by federal agents as part of a lawsuit that accused agents of violating a 2022 consent decree governing warrantless immigration arrests, Block Club reported<\/a>. Hundreds of those people had no criminal records<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Midway Blitz has ramped down in recent weeks, arrests have continued<\/a> in the region into December, and law enforcement officials have hinted at another spike in enforcement come spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since the operation began, state and city officials have issued a variety of responses, ranging from protests, legislation and letters condemning federal agents\u2019 actions; to sitdowns with Trump administration officials and attempts at organizing partnerships between the Chicago Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under the city\u2019s Welcoming City Ordinance<\/a>, Chicago police cannot set up a traffic perimeter<\/a> or help federal immigration agents carry out an enforcement operation. The Illinois TRUST Act<\/a> of 2017 also blocks local police from assisting in immigration enforcement. However, local police do not have authority to stop federal officials from arresting or detaining anyone, regardless of local and state sanctuary laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To better understand how Chicago\u2019s leaders have engaged with these issues, City Bureau chronicled all 50 alderpeople\u2019s actions and statements regarding protection for immigrant communities and the deployment of federal agents in Chicago.<\/p>\n

This is your guide to alderpeople on ICE.<\/p>\n

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Icon Guide<\/p>\n

To better understand each alderperson\u2019s stance on protection for immigrants and the presence of federal agents in Chicago, we identified relevant categories to research for each alderperson. We looked into the following:<\/p>\n