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ICE Agents Detain Pre-K Teacher Inside Chicago Daycare, Prompting Outcry

The video has intensified scrutiny of agents’ authority to enter day cares following the rollback of sensitive-location protections.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a child care worker outside Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Learning Center in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2025. The arrest reportedly took place in front of children at the center.
A sign for the Rayito De Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center, where federal agents conducted an immigration raid that ended in a teacher being detained, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Two parents embrace each other outside of the Rayito De Sol Spanish Immersion Daycare and Pre-School, where federal agents conducted an immigration raid that ended in a teacher being detained, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Esmeralda Rosales, a parent whose child attends the Rayito De Sol Spanish Immersion Daycare and Pre-School, cries in the entryway of the school, where federal agents conducted an immigration raid that ended in a teacher being detained, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

Overview

  • Two ICE officers detained a pre-K teacher at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in North Center around 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to video and school staff.
  • Footage shows agents forcing the woman through the doorway, slamming her into the outer door, and pressing her against a car while attempting to handcuff her.
  • Colleagues said the teacher has a work permit, and she can be heard on the video telling agents she has papers.
  • The center canceled classes after the arrest as parents and local officials described trauma; Ald. Matt Martin said agents entered without permission and demanded the teacher’s release, while Chicago police said it was not a CPD incident.
  • ICE has not detailed the legal basis for the entry, and it remains unclear whether agents had a warrant, even as federal leaders say officers will enter such sites only if a fugitive flees into them.