Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing Chicago’s Mexican-American community Little Village to become deserted

The shutdown of the app forced tens of thousands of appointments to request asylum to be canceled — leaving some families split across country lines.

A bustling shopping district in Chicago known as the “Mexico of the Midwest” has seen foot traffic plummet by 50% — as residents say they fear the immigration raids promised by President Trump. The sidewalks were empty and some businesses were closed along a two-mile stretch of shops and restaurants on 26th Street in Chicago’s Little Village — the Windy City’s second busiest retail corridor — as Trump was sworn into office Monday.

When Dayana Castro heard that the U.S. asylum appointment she waited over a year for was canceled in an instant, she had no doubt: She was heading north any way she could.

Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood ... declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, reinstating the Remain in Mexico program, freezing asylum claims, and shutting down a Border Patrol ...

Hours after he was inaugurated for a second term on Monday, President Donald Trump signed executive orders declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and reshaped policy to target anyone in the country illegally — “millions and millions” of people, according to him — for deportation.

President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and even as he was being sworn in, there were executive orders already prepared for his signature.

Working with students at Yollocalli Arts Reach, artist Cecilia Beaven features concepts of contemporary mythology with colorful animals found in the Chicago area.

Some developers and contractors are taking a wait-and-see approach, while others are scrambling to prepare for taxes that could increase prices.

Trump’s executive orders included overhauls to U.S. trade policy and declaring a national emergency at the southern border.

The credit bureau will acquire an additional 68% stake in Trans Union de Mexico SA, known locally as Buró de Credito, from a group of the country’s top banks.

One mom who spoke with CBS News Chicago was split from her adult son after they tried to apply for asylum in the U.S. three months ago. She was able to stay, but he was sent back to Mexico.