Overview

• The NEA and AFT filed an updated federal lawsuit alleging the administration’s decision to permit arrests near schools and churches violates the law and has driven students from classrooms.
• DHS Undersecretary Tricia McLaughlin said ICE is not conducting raids inside schools or arresting minors there, and any action near campuses or churches needs secondary supervisor approval and should be rare.
• Chicago is seeing increased ICE activity under the “Operativo Midway/Midwest Blitz,” with multiple arrests and community rapid‑response teams tracking reports and coordinating legal resources.
• In Washington, D.C., enforcement ramped up after a federal deployment, with reports of roughly 786 arrests and families changing school routes, schedules, and communications to avoid encounters.
• Conservative internet personality Ben Bergquam has accompanied ICE in Chicago and posted arrest videos, provoking tense interactions with residents and raising concerns from civil‑rights researchers.