Overview

• ICE agents detained Laura Murillo on Thursday near 47th Street and Western Avenue in Back of the Yards during enforcement operations known as Midway Blitz and At Large.
• She is being held at the Broadview ICE facility, and her family is pursuing legal representation while facing limited contact because she does not yet have an A-number.
• Supporters bought out her stand on Friday, selling all 320 tamales in about an hour, with relatives set to continue sales on Saturday at the same corner.
• Family members say Murillo is the sole caretaker of two U.S.-citizen daughters, including a teenager with special needs, as neighbors and local businesses donate money and supplies.
• The detention comes as federal actions this month have led to hundreds of arrests across the region, with street vendors reporting disruptions and a protest outside the Broadview facility on Friday where tear gas and rubber bullets were used.