Federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people in the Chicago area with histories of violent crimes after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, an official said.

Many immigrant advocacy groups in the city and suburbs have been reaching out to undocumented immigrants ahead of Trump's inauguration, in an effort to get ready for what might be coming.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans a large-scale operation targeting immigrants in the country. Arrests are set to intensify after Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to NBC News, CBS News,

Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the mayor if he did not cooperate.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person familiar with the planning.

President-elect Donald Trump's border czar said the incoming administration is now "reviewing" whether to launch removal operations in Chicago.

Donald Trump's incoming U.S. presidential administration plans to intensify immigration enforcement nationwide soon after he takes office on Monday, a person with knowledge of the plans said.

Trump's incoming "border czar" Tim Homan told ABC News late Saturday that they are now "reviewing any plans in Chicago because of the leak," adding that news reports may have potentially put officer safety at risk.

Donald Trump's incoming U.S. presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with planning.

Local leaders and immigrant rights groups in Chicago met Saturday morning in the Pilsen neighborhood to make sure the community is prepared.

The incoming Trump administration is reconsidering whether to launch mass deportation raids in Chicago next week, according to a report from The Washington Post.