Chicago Day Care Worker Detained by ICE Agents at North Side Facility
CHICAGO – immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a โฃday care worker at the โคRayito de Sol day care center on Chicago’s North โขSide Wednesday morning, according to multiple witnesses. the arrest occurred as children were arriving for the day, causing significant distress among students, parents, and โstaff.
the incident raises concerns about ICE enforcement tactics at sensitive locations like schools and day care centers. While ICE routinely conducts enforcement actions, arresting an individual in front of young children has sparked outrage from local officials and parents, who are demanding the worker’s immediate release and answers โขabout โขthe operation.
Witnesses reported โthat agents, identified by “ICE” markings on their jackets, โฃpursued the worker โinside the day care. They stated โthe agents did not present a warrant and disregarded the worker’s claims of having proper documentation.
“You had โฃagents with guns who were walking around the facility with teachers inside,โข with children โฃinside, and soโฃ we areโ of course โคdemanding that she โขbe released immediately,” said 47th Ward Alderman Matt โMartin.
Parent Tara Goodarzi described the scene as traumatic. “Schools are supposed to be places of safety, of security andโค not places where we have to talk to our children about why their teacherโค is being abducted and screaming โคand running away from agents with guns and masks while she is tryingโค to enter the school,” she said.
Parents โreported children and teachers were crying following the arrest, and โmany are โฃstruggling to process what they witnessed.
additional parents and officialsโ are expected to address the incident later Wednesday.
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