Chicago’s migrant families prepare for Donald Trump promising the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, starting in Chicago.

Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, home to a large population of Latin American immigrants, has reportedly gone quiet, as the city waits to see whether it becomes the first target of Donald Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations immediately upon taking office.

Republicans in Springfield are calling on Pritzker to repeal the Trust Act, which bars Illinois law enforcement from engaging in immigration enforcement, but Chicago Deputy of Mayor of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights Beatriz Ponce De León said the city won’t bend when it comes to protecting the Chicago’s hardworking immigrant communities.

Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election.

Details of planned immigration raids are unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.

The Chicago Police Department has said it will not assist with looming deportations by United States Immigration as ordered by President Donald Trump. The statement comes on Monday, a day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson doubled down on his vow to oppose Trump’s sweeping reform.

CHICAGO – President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation is stoking fear across Chicago. From Chinatown to Little Village, individuals and many families are fearing the prospect of separation as numerous published reports said federal agents may be planning an immigration raid in the near future.

The report follows President Donald Trump saying last night said the deportation plans for cities like Chicago are still on. “I don’t want to say when, but it’s going to happen,” he told reporters while signing executive orders in the White House Oval Office.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will defend residents "whether you're undocumented, whether you are seeking asylum or whether you're seeking a good paying job."

President Donald Trump has promised a wave of deportations, which has caused fear and anxiety in New York City.

Business leaders and employers across the United States, including in Chicago, are raising alarms over immigration raids as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to implement his mass deportation policy.