Overview

• Federal prosecutors charged Marimar Martínez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz after agents shot Martínez during a CBP security operation in Brighton Park, alleging the pair rammed and pursued federal vehicles.
• Illinois members of Congress, including Jesús “Chuy” García and Delia Ramírez, rallied with residents after a helicopter-led South Shore raid and are pressing ICE leadership for accountability following a White House authorization of National Guard troops.
• More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the Chicago offensive, with DHS confirming 37 arrests in the South Shore operation as activists report chemical agents near a school and children restrained with plastic ties.
• DHS defends the operations as targeting individuals tied to drug trafficking, firearms offenses and immigration violations, citing alleged links to the Tren de Aragua gang and emphasizing agent safety.
• Broadview officials filed a federal suit to remove an eight‑foot fence outside the processing center and opened criminal inquiries into agents, while frequent protests outside ICE facilities and in neighborhoods have led to periodic arrests.