New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
What it is about
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 3 original reports, 3 reprints
Tue, 8 September 2026
2 reports- NPR News20:17first to report
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
3 reprints
- ijpr.org8 Sept, 20:17their copy
- wpsu.org8 Sept, 20:17their copy
- wlrn.org8 Sept, 20:17their copy
- Google News - Top Stories20:17
New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids NPR Chicago's Little Village grapples with impact of immigration operation known as 'Operation Midway Blitz' one year later ABC7 Chicago Operation Midway Blitz by the numbers 68 days, 4,000 detained, 2,700 deported Chicago Sun-Times Chicago-Area Businesses Lost $1.2 Billion Because Of Immigration Crackdown, Report Says Block Club Chicago Suburban ‘Angel Mom’ turns grief into advocacy for immigration enforcement Daily Herald
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- The Hill19:33
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Chicago-area operation cost local businesses more than $1.2 billion last year, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Great Cities Institute, found that residents of Cook County’s Latino-heavy neighborhoods made “substantially fewer” visits to restaurants and retail businesses in neighborhoods without...