Border Patrol Arrests 12 Drivers At OHare; Rideshare Group, Johnson Respond

‘They didn’t focus on anybody who didn’t look Mexican’: Feds target ride-share driver parking lot in immigration raid at O’Hare

In a parking lot just outside O’Hare International Airport Monday afternoon, a man prayed next to his car as a plane took off. The parking lot, just east of the airport’s Terminal 5, is where Uber and Lyft drivers wait for the ride-share apps to assign them passengers. There, the drivers make phone calls and eat lunch. Sometimes, they pray. Last Friday, Border Patrol officers arrested 18 people at O’Hare, the Department of Homeland Security conf…

Border Patrol Arrests 12 Drivers At OHare; Rideshare Group, Johnson Respond

The parking lot where the arrests occurred is typically a safe place for rideshare drivers to wait between trips, the drivers alliance said.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Rideshare Group Aim to Protect Drivers After ‘Unacceptable’ O’Hare Parking Lot Raid – WTTW (Chicago)

“The harassment and intimidation of rideshare drivers by federal agents at O’Hare is unacceptable and violates the values of our sanctuary city,” Johnson said. “My administration is working closely with the Illinois Drivers Alliance to ensure drivers are protected, their rights are respected, and that our City property is never used to facilitate unlawful civil immigration enforcement."