u.s. immigration and customs enforcement

Federal agents detained Santillana earlier this month at Rayito de Sol, a North Side daycare center where she worked. #detained #ice

Organizers say the event is meant to show support for immigrant residents who they say have faced intimidation and enforcement actions by ICE. #protest

Undocumented immigrants languish for days in squalid conditions with little food or water, sometimes so overcrowded that there’s barely enough room to lay on the floor, according to the complaint. #detained #ice

According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Radule Bojovic, a native of Montenegro, was taken into custody during Operation Midway Blitz, a targeted enforcement action. #immigration

The arrests come amid ongoing protests at the facility, where demonstrators have gathered in recent weeks to call attention to federal immigration enforcement practices. #arrest

Amiwala, the first Gen Z elected official in the country, said she was tying handwritten notes of encouragement to a fence outside the facility when she heard popping sounds and saw projectiles fired from the rooftop. #protesting

While the president hosted a parade in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Rodriguez and thousands more joined a coalition of progressive political groups marching in downtown Chicago. #protest