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09/24/2025 — WHAT WE’VE HEARD TODAY:
The TRiiBE is working in collaboration with indie investigative newsroom Unraveled Press and alt-weekly Chicago Reader to bring you confirmed sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the Chicago area.
Federal agent activity was confirmed in west suburban Cicero this morning. The Berwyn-Cicero Rapid Response Network confirmed one person was detained at the scene. Agent sightings were also confirmed in Back of the Yards, Downers Grove and Schaumburg this morning.
A little after midnight last night, ICE chased down and arrested a protestor in Broadview, a suburb outside of Chicago where an ICE holding facility is located. The protestor has been present outside the facility for a few days, according to Unraveled.
A video posted to TikTok shows agents hopping out of SUVs outside the Broadview ICE facility and chasing a person down at the 1:40 mark. The person filming screams, “They threatened to kill him.” It is unclear if the person is still in custody.
Protestors have contacted the National Lawyers Guild, according to Unraveled. In another video, the man can be seen being walked down the street by agents. A TikTok posted this morning from the same account said that a man named Isaac was being held by immigration and is asking for prayers.
Broadview officials have ordered the removal of a fence erected outside the facility on Tuesday morning. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that village officials reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to remove the fence because it was installed without a permit.
“In case of fire or other emergencies, at businesses located on that street, Broadview fire apparatus would be unable to use the road to access these businesses,” the fire department said in a statement, according to the Sun-Times.
Pastor David Black, a regular demonstrator outside the Broadview ICE facility, shared on Instagram that protestors will return this Friday and Saturday for a regular weekly action. A protest flyer advertising the event reads, “No more deportations. Shut down the Broadview ICE facility.”
In Dallas, three detainees were reportedly shot, one fatally, at an ICE field office this morning, according to ABC News. The shooter appeared “to be a sniper from an elevated position,” ICE Director Todd Lyons told ABC News. Lyons also told ABC that the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to the Associated Press, the Department of Homeland Security earlier said that two detainees were killed before issuing a correction to say that only one detainee was killed while two others were wounded.
Separately, a mass and procession is planned for tonight in the suburb of Melrose Park starting at 6:30 p.m. to honor the life of Silverio Villegas González who was killed by federal agents in Franklin Park on Sept. 12.
A video shared by Unraveled on BlueSky shows a federal agent wearing Meta AI Ray-Ban sunglasses. The video shows the agent adjusting the glasses, which are able to record and connect to AI. The independent media platform 404 Media reported that an agent was also seen wearing the glasses during raids in Los Angeles. It is unclear if there is a contract between the government and Meta or if the glasses were a personal device; the latter would be against DHS regulations for the agent to wear on duty, according to 404 Media.
The Street Vendors Association of Chicago is raising emergency funds to support merchants who can’t safely work right now due to the ICE raids. The association is aiming to raise $300,000 for impacted workers and families. Here is the link to donate.
2:00 p.m.
The Southwest Rapid Response Team confirmed federal agents on 68th Street and Marshfield in West Englewood between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. today. According to the response team, there were at least six agents spotted on the scene wearing black “POLICE” vests.
1:20 p.m.
Video footage posted to Facebook shows an arrest outside of the Cook County criminal courthouse at 2650 S. California Avenue. The video shows agents stuffing a person in a vehicle as their feet kick in distress.
11:30 a.m.
The Southwest Rapid Response Team confirmed at least four federal agents were on the east entrance of I-55 where two people were detained between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
ICE agents were spotted in Rogers Park this morning around 10:15 a.m. near Howard Street and Greenview Avenue. Witnesses did not see anyone taken into custody.
8:25 a.m.
One person was arrested in front of the Back of the Yards Coffeehouse on 47th and Ashland. The Southwest Rapid Response Team said that at least three agents were spotted on the scene wearing green “POLICE” vests. A video posted to Facebook shows the arrest taking place.
7:57 a.m.
Video posted to Facebook a little before 8:00 a.m. shows a stop taking place on the side of an expressway. According to the caption in the video, which was posted in Spanish, three or four gardeners were grabbed on Finley Road near Lacey Road. The stop occurred in the western suburb of Downers Grove, which is about 23 miles from downtown Chicago.
6:15 a.m.
The Berwyn-Cicero Rapid Response Network shared on its Instagram that one person was detained by ICE this morning on 49th Street and Cermak Avenue in Cicero. The arrest took place outside of Cocula’s Plaza; the person’s car, a red Ford Fusion, was left at the scene.
