ICE raids

Immigration arrests gripped San Diego this year. Here’s what to expect in 2026

 
Photo:  Immigration agents make arrests of people checking in with the agency at its San Diego offices, Oct. 21, 2025. (File photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego)
 
December 30, 2025 (Sab Diego) - This year, federal agents arrested thousands of immigrants in San Diego — in courtroom hallways, near school dropoff lines, through smashed car windows — and they even arrested U.S. citizens too.

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Chicago ICE raid draws condemnation over tactics including zip-tying naked children and terrorizing residents, even citizens

“It’s illegal. Unconstitutional. It’s dangerous. It’s wrong. This is not about deportation. This is not about safety. This is about authoritarianism. It’s about stoking fear. It’s about breaking the Constitution” – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson  

By Alexander J. Schorr

 

October 8, 2025 (Chicago) —  On Friday morning at 1:00 AM  on Chicago's South Shore Drive, federal agents in military garb smashed through doors with flash-bangs, dragged residents into streets in zip-ties—including naked children—and left families outside for hours while apartments were trashed. Eyewitnesses say children were zip-tied together, with one agent reportedly laughing and said “F*** them kids,” a witness told ABC.   


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