Terry Moran reports from Chicago, where ICE raids, legal battles, and community resistance have turned the city into the frontline of a national crisis.
From parents afraid to take their kids to school to priests turned away from detention centers, The Battle for Chicago captures the human, political, and moral stakes of America’s immigration crackdown — and what it reveals about power, fear, and freedom in our country.
⏱ Chapters
00:00 – Chicago Under Pressure: ICE Raids and Resistance
01:35 – “We’ve Lost Touch With Who We Are”: Fear in the Streets
03:02 – Rogers Park: Neighbors on Watch
05:01 – The Moms with Whistles Standing Up to ICE
07:00 – Organizing Against Fear: Inside Protect RP
08:09 – “It’s Okay to Be Afraid”: Courage in the Face of Power
09:30 – Faith at the Gates: Catholic Priests Denied Communion Access
12:10 – “The Crucifixion Continues Today”: The Church Responds
14:15 – Immigrants Speak: “You Have to Prove Yourself”
15:20 – Little Village: The Heart of Chicago Goes Silent
17:00 – Alderman Mike Rodriguez on Economics, Fear, and Division
19:00 – “Re-Fighting the Civil War”: Race, Politics, and Power
21:00 – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Fighting Federal Overreach
23:20 – Divided Homes: A Mixed Marriage on Immigration
26:00 – Law vs. Humanity: The Moral Crossroads
27:20 – Cardinal Cupich: “We Are a Nation of Laws — and of Dignity”
29:30 – What Kind of America Will We Be?
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