Chicago restaurant workers prepare as ICE arrests cast fear, uncertainty over industry – Chicago Tribune/MSN

The owner of a popular Far North Side tavern said he had told Hispanic employees that they should carry copies of their documents, such as their I-9’s or Social Security cards, with them to work. “Some of them who are completely documented don’t have confidence that the agents will be very discerning,” he said. The restaurateur fears that not being white, or that speaking with an accent, could be enough to draw suspicion from federal immigration officials.

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