Overview

• ICE conducted coordinated arrests Thursday in Back of the Yards, including at a Home Depot parking lot where day laborers gather, with witnesses describing a large early‑morning caravan of federal vehicles.
• The vendor was identified by relatives as Laura Murillo, who was detained near 47th and Western and later reached her fiancé by phone from ICE’s Broadview processing center.
• Family and supporters say Murillo has lived in the U.S. for years and is the mother of two teenagers, including a child with special needs, as advocates assist with legal support.
• Homeland Security says more than 500 arrests have been tied to ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz since Sept. 1, though it remains unclear how many people have been released.
• U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks visited Chicago and promoted enforcement activity, while protests at the Broadview facility continued with pepper balls deployed as DHS alleged assaults on law enforcement.