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The Trump administration\u2019s<\/span> war on immigrants is expanding. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed its deportation operations would ramp up in Chicago and other major U.S. cities in the coming weeks. When the new fiscal year kicks in October 1, Immigration Customs and Enforcement can begin tapping billions<\/a> in new funds from President Trump\u2019s Big Beautiful Bill. With the agency seeking to hire<\/a> 10,000 new agents, Americans can expect more violent raids<\/a> snatching their neighbors off the streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n The epicenter of America\u2019s anti-immigrant campaign has been Los Angeles <\/a>and its surrounding cities, where thousands have been arrested since June. Almost every day this summer, federal agents from ICE and U.S. Border Patrol have stalked Home Depot parking lots<\/a>, car washes, and immigrant communities across Southern California, detaining people based on ethnicity or language<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf they break LA, they can break any community in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n But as the Trump administration\u2019s war on immigrants expands, so does the resistance against it.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important that they break LA,\u201d said Ron Gochez, a high school history teacher and leading member of the LA-based grassroots group Uni\u00f3n Del Barrio<\/a>. \u201cIf they break LA, they can break any community in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gochez and Uni\u00f3n Del Barrio are a part of the Community Self-Defense Coalition<\/a>, a network of dozens of grassroots groups. The network conducts daily street patrols to warn their neighbors of possible ICE activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n