CHICAGO — Elizabeth, a Chicagoan in the U.S. without legal permission and mother of three, is used to being involved in her community on the Northwest Side through volunteering at her children’s school and helping students.

The City of Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation continues to make waves. Trump’s deportation pledge has been criticized by many in blue-state Illinois,

The City of Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportation continues to make waves. Trump's Department of Justice has now ordered federal prosecutors to investigate any local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcements.