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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sophia Tareen

Escalation of Chicago immigration operations lead to claims of discriminatory stops

Immigration Chicago - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump administration's growing federal intervention across U.S. cities.

As Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon, brace for a federal law enforcement surge, residents in the nation’s third-largest city met a brazen weekend escalation of immigration enforcement tactics with anger, fear and fresh claims of discrimination.

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