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Mother and Children Freed After Millennium Park Arrest as Father Remains Detained

A federal stay preserves their case for a Monday hearing on a habeas challenge to DHS mandatory detention.

Jaime Ramirez, his daughter Dasha, 8, and wife Noemi Chavez are taken into custody by federal agents near Millennium Park in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2025. (Lindsay Rich)

Overview

  • Noemi Chavez and her two children were released from ICE custody Wednesday after their detention by federal agents at Chicago’s Millennium Park.
  • U.S. District Judge Sunil Harjani ordered that the family not be removed from the United States or from northern Illinois before a hearing scheduled for Monday.
  • The children’s father, Jaime Ramirez, was moved from ICE’s Broadview facility to a Texas detention center earlier in the week and remains in custody.
  • Attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center filed a habeas petition seeking release or a bond hearing and contesting DHS’s interpretation of mandatory detention.
  • The arrest occurred during “Operation Midway Blitz,” a stepped-up enforcement campaign that DHS says has led to more than 800 arrests, and widely shared video of the crying daughter drew broad attention.