US EditionIn Chicago immigration crackdown, agents raid daycare, senior living center
- Wednesday morning, a day care worker was arrested at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in the 2500-block of West Addison Street as children and teachers arrived.
- Federal officials contend the detention followed a targeted traffic stop and pursuit after the vehicle's male driver refused to stop, and the Colombian woman alleged by DHS was arrested inside a daycare vestibule, the department alleges.
- Video obtained by local reporter Tahman Bradley and parents captures officers dragging the woman shortly after 7 a.m., with at least one vest marked ICE while witnesses said agents did not show a warrant or check her papers.
- Following the arrest, Rayito de Sol closed for the day as 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin said, `You had agents with guns who were walking around the facility with teachers inside, with children inside and so we are of course demanding that she be released immediately.`
- As part of a broader crackdown, Operation Midway Blitz has led to more than 3,000 arrests in the Chicago area since early September, drawing criticism from local leaders and courts.
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The arrest of an educator in a day care center in Chicago has caused horror, and the woman was dragged out of the facility by ICE staff in front of the children. The Homeland Security Department speaks of a "targeted traffic control."
By Whitney Wild, CNN - The arrest of a daycare teacher inside a childcare center in northwest Chicago drew strong condemnation from local leaders Wednesday. The teacher, whose identity has not been publicly released, was seen escorted by two ICE agents inside the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center and was later forced out of the facility with her arms behind her back.
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DHS disputes claims of teacher’s arrest in front of Chicago daycare students
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is disputing a narrative that a teacher was arrested in front of students at a Chicago daycare on Wednesday, claiming that the woman fled into the daycare after immigration officers tried to pull her over on human smuggling charges. Chicago alderman Matt Martin said U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents took a teacher from the Rayito del Sol Spanish immersion daycare…
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