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1931 illegal Chinese aliens immigration raids...
1931 illegal Chinese aliens immigration raids...
Item # 724024
November 02, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 2, 1931
* Depression era "ICE" liken deportation raids
* Federal immigration enforcement actions
* Targeting illegal Chinese aliens in Chinatown
The front page has a displayable banner headline: "RAID CHINATOWN AND JAIL 42" with subhead. two related photos and heading are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
background: In 1931, federal authorities conducted a series of immigration raids in major U.S. cities aimed at apprehending Chinese individuals who were living in the country illegally. These actions were part of the broader enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and its subsequent amendments, which severely restricted Chinese immigration and prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States. The raids were typically carried out by immigration officers in coordination with local police, often focusing on Chinatowns in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Reports from the period indicate that authorities arrested dozens of Chinese immigrants during these sweeps. Many were accused of entering the U.S. without proper documentation or overstaying their visas, which were tightly controlled under exclusion laws. In Chicago specifically, a November 1931 raid reportedly involved police and federal agents rounding up individuals suspected of being in the country illegally; some were held temporarily while authorities verified their immigration status, and others faced deportation proceedings.
Category: The 20th Century
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