Overview
- Federal agents detained a teacher at Rayito de Sol in Chicago during morning drop-off, with video showing officers dragging her outside as she said in Spanish, "I have papers."
- DHS says officers attempted a targeted traffic stop and the woman fled into a daycare before being arrested in a vestibule; the agency identified her as Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, a Colombian national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2023.
- Local officials and parents say agents entered without a warrant and moved through rooms with children present, and the location closed for the day following the detention.
- Illinois Reps. Mike Quigley and Delia Ramirez are demanding reviews and the woman’s release as the federally led operation has yielded more than 3,000 arrests in the Chicago area since September.
- In a separate Los Angeles incident, CBP detained U.S. citizen Dennis Quinonez and drove away with his 2-year-old in his car before returning her hours later, while DHS alleges he assaulted agents and had a stolen firearm.