Thousands of factory workers who commute to or live in the suburbs of Chicago have felt the economic effects of immigration enforcement since President Donald Trump took office.

Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight for their jobs.

At 26 Federal Plaza, just blocks from Adams’ City Hall office, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has been detaining migrants — including those with no history of violence — in conditions that surreptitious videos show are crowded and unsafe.