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.

But as of Sunday night, it was unclear when and where the mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would take place.

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar vows that the biggest city in the Midwest will be “ground zero” for mass deportations, and officials across the political spectrum in Chicago are bracing for a showdown.

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.

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration is reconsidering plans for immigration raids in Chicago next week after details were leaked, Trump's “border czar” Tom Homan told the Washington Post in an interview on Saturday.

Chicago is expected to be ground zero for President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy. After taking the oath of office Monday, Trump said securing the border and deporting illegal immigrants will be paramount.