Chicago ICE Raids Keep Customers at Home in City’s Latino Retail District

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.

With President Donald Trump’s immigration raids spreading through the city, a large number of street vendors vanished from Little Village, an area known as “Mexico of the Midwest” that houses the second-busiest retail corridor in Chicago. Some workers have so far opted to stay home and tourists from neighboring states decided to skip the events this year.