ICE Raids in Chicago Spotlight the Link Between Immigrant Rights and Environmental Justice

Inside Climate News · By Susan Cosier · last updated December 1, 2025 – 12:06 AM

As the Trump administration targeted Latino communities, green groups felt the ripple effects.

By Susan Cosier

Amid fears of a 40 percent cut to Chicago-area public transit services, the Illinois chapter of GreenLatinos mobilized this fall to save the elevated train line that serves two of the city’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods.

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