Overview

• ICE agents wearing FBI vests detained two Mexican nationals in Pilsen on June 2 without presenting warrants inside a business and a home, according to Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s office.
• The FBI acknowledged it supported Department of Homeland Security operations leading to the apprehensions, while Chicago Police confirmed its officers did not assist in the civil immigration action.
• Local officials have formally requested a full probe into the warrantless detentions, citing due-process concerns under the Trump administration’s intensified enforcement.
• The Pilsen Wellness Center is offering emotional support to witnesses and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is providing legal assistance to the detained individuals.
• Immigration attorneys warn that creating warrants after arrests may breach a 2022 federal settlement requiring valid warrants for ICE detentions nationwide.