Overview
- Students marched from the Little Village/Lawndale High School campus to the neighborhood arch in a peaceful protest as police temporarily closed part of 26th Street.
- The action followed recent immigration operations in Little Village where agents detained residents and deployed tear gas and a pepper ball, according to videos and witnesses.
- Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino was called to federal court in Chicago to address possible violations of a court order limiting the use of chemical agents.
- Organizers urged Chicago Public Schools to provide hybrid or remote options for classmates who fear traveling to school during intensified federal enforcement.
- CPS said it will keep in-person instruction, allow excused absences for students’ emotional or physical well-being, and noted that a district-wide remote shift lacks state authorization and federal funding.