A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officers were conducting a vehicle stop as part of a "targeted law enforcement activity" on Friday morning.

Chicago’s Dulcelandia candy store is usually packed with shoppers loading up on traditional sweets ahead of Mexican Independence Day. But just a few days before this weekend’s festivities, it was completely empty.

As the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago ramps up, the White House has sent mixed signals over the past day about possibly sending in the National Guard.

The city said the salt trucks were there “to support public safety efforts related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago.”

Protesters gathered Friday at an ICE processing center in suburban Chicago for a 12-hour demonstration amid President Trump's immigration enforcement plans.

The ICE agent who was injured in Franklin Park, Illinois, after being dragged by a car has been released from the hospital, Homeland Security officials said.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemns the arrival of immigration enforcement leader Gregory Bovino in Chicago as DHS launches Operation Midway Blitz targeting criminals.