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Eric Berger and Siri Chilukuri in Chicago

Mexican festivals in Chicago canceled amid Trump plans to deploy troops

Woman in pink and blue ballet folklorico dress, with wide skirt, walks in parade followed by man waving American flag.
The 2025 Pilsen Mexican Independence Day parade on Saturday, in Chicago. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

Donald Trump’s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city’s Mexican community.

Organizers have canceled several local events tied to Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on 16 September.

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