Overview
- Video shows agents detaining preschool teacher Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano at the entrance of Rayito de Sol during morning drop-off, prompting protests from parents and Chicago officials.
- Homeland Security says agents sought to stop a vehicle registered to Galeano, alleges she entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, and contends the arrest occurred in a lobby rather than inside classrooms.
- Rep. Delia Ramírez says she will push for a congressional inquiry, while Rep. Mike Quigley and local leaders condemn the operation as traumatizing for children and an overreach in a sensitive setting.
- In Los Angeles, agents arrested Dennis Quiñonez outside a Home Depot and drove off in his car with his 1‑year‑old inside before family retrieved the child hours later; DHS alleges he assaulted agents and had a stolen gun as five others were held on immigration violations.
- ICE has highlighted mass traffic-stop actions such as a Houston sweep it says netted 120 detentions, while separate incidents — including a Phoenix traffic-stop shooting under FBI review and reports of forceful arrests in Chicago — are intensifying scrutiny of the campaign.