Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Sues Trump Administration over Arrest at Humboldt Park Hospital During Operation Midway Blitz
Fuentes says federal agents shoved and handcuffed her after she questioned a warrant at a hospital treating a patient.
- Chicago Alderperson Jesse Fuentes filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging assault and false imprisonment during an October 3, 2025, confrontation with federal agents at Humboldt Park Health.
- The incident occurred during 'Operation Midway Blitz,' an enhanced immigration enforcement campaign, after hospital leadership summoned Fuentes because federal agents were frightening staff and patients.
- Video shows agents shoving and handcuffing Fuentes after she requested a warrant; the lawsuit claims she sustained "physical, psychological and emotional injuries" during the struggle.
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson claimed Fuentes was "escorted out in handcuffs but NEVER placed under arrest," though she seeks up to $100,000 in damages after the government ignored her prior claim.
- Attorney Jan Susler said the lawsuit demonstrates the importance of holding accountable a government "whose agents act as if they are above the law," signaling broader accountability efforts in the community.
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Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues feds for $100K, alleging agents shoved and detained her during immigration raids
Ald. Jesse Fuentes, 26th, is suing the federal government for up to $100,000, alleging federal immigration agents shoved, threatened and unlawfully detained her during Operation Midway Blitz.
Ald. Jessie Fuentes Sues Feds, Demands $100,000 In Damages After ICE Agent Handcuffed Her – Block Club Chicago
The lawsuit details the Oct. 3 encounter, which took place at Humboldt Park Health, after Fuentes was summoned by rapid response group members after ICE agents chased and arrested a man working at a nearby construction site.
Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues Trump administration over arrest at Humboldt Park hospital during Operation Midway Blitz
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal agents of assault and false imprisonment, after she was arrested inside a hospital in the Humboldt Park neighborhood during Operation Midway Blitz last October.
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Ald. Fuentes sues federal government, alleging abuse during Operation Midway Blitz
Ald. Jessie Fuentes' lawsuit seeks $100,000 in damages from the Oct. 3 confrontation. But she told the Sun-Times last fall that she couldn’t “care less about the money,” adding her motive is to hold federal agents accountable for “terrorizing and brutalizing” her constituents in the name of immigrant enforcement.
Ald. Jessie Fuentes Sues Feds, Demands $100,000 In Damages After ICE Agent Handcuffed Her
HUMBOLDT PARK — An alderperson who was handcuffed by agents and threatened with arrest last year is suing the federal government, saying she wants to hold the agents accountable and show she wasn’t intimidated by violence. Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) filed a federal lawsuit Monday stemming from an October incident captured on video of a federal agent grabbing and handcuffing Fuentes in a Humboldt Park emergency room after she inquired about a det…
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