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Chicago ICE Raids Intensify as County Leaders Demand Oversight After Fatal Shooting

Federal agents lacked body cameras in the Franklin Park killing, prompting calls for transparency.

Investigators from the FBI survey the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers on Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill.
Looking through a shattered patio door, Joe Botello stands on his deck after federal agents broke down two doors in the early morning of Sept. 16, 2025, in Elgin. He is a U.S. citizen and was released after being handcuffed and put in a vehicle. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
ICE agents wait inside a vehicle near North Elementary School in Waukegan Monday. ICE agents have been seen several times around the Waukegan area as part of Operation Midway Blitz to find illegal immigrants. (Courtesy of Mano a Mano)

Overview

  • Operation Midway Blitz continued with pre-dawn and daytime arrests across Chicago and suburbs, including Elgin, Wheaton and Naperville.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined and posted video of an Elgin raid in which two detainees were U.S. citizens who were later released.
  • Rep. Lauren Underwood said ICE briefed her that roughly 250 people have been detained, while officials have not released a comprehensive tally.
  • The FBI is reviewing the Sept. 12 shooting of Silverio Villegas González; DHS confirmed the ICE officers involved were not wearing body cameras and the devices are not issued agency‑wide.
  • Cook County officials announced a resolution to denounce ICE tactics and seek notification of federal activity as residents reported masked, military-style operations at homes, workplaces, courthouses and jails.