As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Department specifically pitched jobs to Chicago cops when it ran a local advertisement during a Monday night NFL broadcast.

Some of those arrested have violent criminal histories, including men convicted of murder and sexually abusing a child.

Medical deportation” exists in ethical and legal gray areas – without specific federal regulations, widespread public knowledge or a national tracking system.

Volunteers and local officials say ICE raids on Chicago’s Northwest Side have led to arrests, threats against observers, and a community effort to support fearful families.

Immigration officials detained a grandmother and seamstress who has lived in the U.S. for more than 30 years at a routine check-in.