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Day care teacher arrested at Rayito del Sol

Agents went into this child care center and allegedly went room to room and dragged out a female teacher. DHS claimed two suspects fled an attempted traffic stop, running into the nearby childcare center. Witnesses captured videos of her telling the agents that she had papers, in Spanish.

Chicago

Nov 05, 2025

Excessive force used Evanston

False Arrest Excessive Force Pointing Weapon

Chaotic scene in which agents caused a red car that had been following them to crash into the back of the agents’ vehicle. Agents then pulled the man and the woman out of the car and brutally arrested them. A crowd gathering in protest, which resulted in agents threatening, forcefully detaining and pointing firearm at bystanders. There is also video of the same agent who pointed the firearm punching a man in the head who was laying face down in the street.

Evanston

Oct 31, 2025

Arrests and tear gas in Irving Park

Excessive Force Intimidation Tear Gas

Immigration agents went to arrest an individual who was working outside on a construction project. Neighbors quickly gathered and blew whistles and verbally protested the presence of ICE in their neighborhoods. Federal immigration agents disbursed chemical agents, which traveled through the neighborhoods. Border Patrol agents can be seen shoving and escalating with nearby residents.

Chicago

Oct 28, 2025

Tear gas used on protestors in Lakeview

Retaliation Intimidation Tear Gas

Federal immigration agents agents arrested some workers doing construction. A crowd of protestors gathered, and agents used chemical agents in an unwarranted response to the peaceful protests of neighbors.

Chicago

Oct 24, 2025

Greg Bovino using Tear Gas on protestors

Excessive Force Intimidation Tear Gas

On October 23, 2025, Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino of the U.S Border Patrol's El Centro Sector was caught on video throwing a canister of a chemical agent into a crowd of protesters in the Little Village neighborhood. This action by Greg Bovino became the subject of pending litigation in the federal case, Chicago Headline Club et al. v. Noem et al, Case No. 25 CV 12173

Chicago

Oct 23, 2025

Car chase followed by PIT maneuver

Property Damage Excessive Force Intimidation +1

A car chase by federal agents down the streets of a residential neighborhood, where they are seen using a PIT maneuver to stop a vehicle to make an arrest. Federal agents allegedly hit the victim's car first, then proceeded to chase them around the block. As the crowd gathered, agents used a chemical agent, which also affected CPD officers who arrived on the scene.

Chicago

Oct 14, 2025

Debbie Brockman Arrest

Denial Of Rights Property Damage Retaliation +1

A WGN staffer, Debbie Brockman, was detained by federal immigration agents. DHS claimed that she was obstructing their mission that day. Brockman denies the allegation. She was arrested, taken away, and then later released without charges. In an effort to escape a crowd that was gathering, there is a video that shows the federal agents’ vehicle striking a civilian vehicle and continuing on.

Chicago

Oct 10, 2025

ICE non-fatal shooting in Brighton Park

Property Damage Excessive Force

Marimar Martinez, driving a grey Nissan Rogue, allegedly rammed into a Chevy Tahoe driven by ICE. Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park shows an officer saying, “Do something, b----,” before pulling over and shooting the woman five times, the woman’s attorney said in federal court. The video appears to contradict the government’s allegation that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire on her on Kedzie Avenue near 39th Street. Bodycam footage and photos of offending officers are currently unavailable. A large protest emerged after Martinez was transported to a hospital. Attachments show the damage to Martinez's car, the location of her car after she was sent away, CCTV footage of her pursuing the CBP-driven Tahoe before the shooting, and screenshots of the shooter's text messages following the incident.

Chicago

Oct 04, 2025

DHS South Shore apartment raid

Unlawful Search Body Camera Property Damage +3

In the early morning hours of 9/30/25, federal agents rappelled from a Blackhawk helicopter onto the roof of a large apartment complex. They were allegedly in search of members of a Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua. Agents emptied the building by making warrantless entry in apartments, breaking down doors, and detaining residents, including children. Property damage caused by the raid resulted in residents being forced to relocate soon after. Joint operation between DHS, Border Patrol, ICE, and FBI.

Chicago

Sep 30, 2025

ICE attacks Rev. David Black with pepper ball and chemical spray

Excessive Force

Federal immigration agents standing on the roof of the Broadview ICE facility shot Rev. David Black in the head with a non-lethal projectile described as a pepper ball. The reverend was among other residents protesting peacefully outside of an ICE processing facility. According to Rev. Black, he was attempting to quote scripture to the agents when he was shot. Black was injured, and others came to his assistance as the agent fired multiple rounds at Rev. Black. After more agents and protestors emerged, ICE agents sprayed Rev. Black with an unknown chemical.

Broadview

Sep 19, 2025

Fatal Shooting of Sylvierro Viegas Gonzalez

Body Camera False Arrest Excessive Force +2

The victim was driving away from a nearby daycare after dropping off his two children. Two ICE agents attempted to execute a traffic stop of Viegas Gonzalez on a residential street. Viegas Gonzalez took off at a slow rate of speed given the traffic. One of the agents shot Viegas Gonzalez, and he later died on the scene. His car collided with and was partly crushed by a nearby semi-truck, but it's unclear whether he was shot before or after the crash.

Franklin Park

Sep 12, 2025