While some Black Chicago residents praised Illinois officials’ pushback against the federal crackdown as a sign of unity, many people that Capital B spoke to remain uneasy. What do they look like?” — and warned it could influence broader policing in Black communities. Among them were Black immigrants — from Africa, the Caribbean, and Spanish-speaking countries in Central, Latin, and South America — who also identify as Black, she added. That money, some argue, has come at the expense of long-standing needs in Black communities, particularly housing and food access. Though the administration’s nationwide immigration crackdowns have mostly focused on undocumented migrants and asylum seekers from Central and South America, Black immigrants haven’t been spared.