Overview
- Bystander and interior security videos show agents wearing vests marked “POLICE” and “POLICE ICE” pulling a pre‑K teacher from Rayito de Sol on West Addison Street around 7 a.m.
- DHS says officers attempted a targeted traffic stop, pursued a fleeing vehicle, and arrested the woman in a vestibule after she and a man ran into the daycare, asserting the facility was not the target.
- Parents, staff and local officials, including Ald. Matt Martin, say agents followed the teacher into the building without a warrant and used force, with some witnesses reporting children and educators were present.
- The center closed for the day as parents gathered outside; Rep. Mike Quigley and other officials demanded the educator’s release and an investigation, and colleagues said she has a work permit as video captured her saying she had papers.
- The incident is the latest flashpoint in Operation Midway Blitz, a months‑long enforcement surge in the Chicago area that DHS says has led to more than 3,000 arrests since September.