ICE Arrests Mount, Chicago Test Scores, and Englewood Restaurant Reopens

Chicago communities are grappling with the increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence. Chalkbeat Chicago’s Reema Amin and Chicago Tribune’s Laura Rodriguez Presa explain how ICE makes arrests and how schools are responding. Plus, they talk about how Chicago students’ test scores compare nationally and the reopening of Sikia, Englewoods’s culinary student–led restaurant, after five years. 

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