Chicago Street vendors say they're being pushed out of business since the start of the Trump administration's operation.

Midway Blitz.

Many vendors have stopped selling altogether, fearing federal immigration enforcement.

Tonight we hear from the vendors and how some Chicago residents are rallying around them.

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>> Throughout the year, you can find vendors on the corners of many neighborhoods selling foods like a miley's tackles, invest bottles.

They mean a lot more than people would have realized killer of Chicago.

They bring their culture.

>> They're different season means or different taste of food.

>> At any given time used to see street vendors lined up all along.

26th Street over the last 2 months.

That reality has changed due to federal immigration arrest.

Fewer and fewer street vendors.

Our out in the streets.

Members of the Street Vendor Association say the situation is becoming desperate.

>> Many can't work right now and they're struggling to make ends meet, making it.

The Maryland company says that in those enough and you know, man on simple >> One of the association's vice president says they knew they had to act.

So they launched a street vendor Relief Fund.

What happened next?

Took them by surprise.

We all cry to every time we reached 10,000 or 20,000 were like okay.

>> We didn't think it was gonna pass 20, 30,000 because I didn't think people know about them or like them and stuff.

But we jumped into action.

The goal is $300,000.

Currently the GoFundMe stands at over 330,000.

>> We have about 960 people that have applied.

So our goal is to filter out everyone that is spenders, making sure a very fine with more than 6,000 street vendors across Chicago.

>> The Street Vendor Association aims to reach at least 1000 of them.

So far they've distributed $500 checks to 150 vendors.

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On that end.

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>> Money out school whose family has long worked as vendors says it's heartbreaking to watch hardworking individuals be treated unfairly just because other legal status.

This is a business that.

>> Not everyone can run that everyone can wake up 5, 4, in the morning to do what you guys are doing.

They're very important part of Chicago, not just in that aspect, but also in the economy.

There are big.

They pay taxes.

They have their licenses.

>> With immigration enforcement pushing them into the shadows.

The association says Chicagoans have stepped up to offer support this improvement in 60's.

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>> The association says if they can raise more money,