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In reply to the discussion: ICE agents pull everyone out of an apt building and zip tie them, Black US citizens. Kids. No warrant [View all]BlueWaveNeverEnd
(11,511 posts)4. More: 'I feel defeated', people pulled out naked
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' - Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
Dan Jones was jolted awake around 1 a.m. Tuesday to the sound of federal agents trying to break through his apartment door. They couldnt get past his double lock, so he went back to bed.
But when he woke up hours later for work, he walked out and found broken doors littering the hallway and his neighbors missing.
Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building.
Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.
When he got home from work, Jones said he entered his unit to find all of his electronics and furniture missing, and all of his clothes and shoes thrown on the floor. Jones said he had no idea who took his belongings and hadnt received answers from Chicago police.
Im pissed off, Jones said. I feel defeated because the authorities arent doing anything
Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said.
It was heartbreaking to watch, said Watson. Even if youre not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
Dan Jones was jolted awake around 1 a.m. Tuesday to the sound of federal agents trying to break through his apartment door. They couldnt get past his double lock, so he went back to bed.
But when he woke up hours later for work, he walked out and found broken doors littering the hallway and his neighbors missing.
Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building.
Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.
When he got home from work, Jones said he entered his unit to find all of his electronics and furniture missing, and all of his clothes and shoes thrown on the floor. Jones said he had no idea who took his belongings and hadnt received answers from Chicago police.
Im pissed off, Jones said. I feel defeated because the authorities arent doing anything
Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said.
It was heartbreaking to watch, said Watson. Even if youre not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.
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ICE agents pull everyone out of an apt building and zip tie them, Black US citizens. Kids. No warrant [View all]
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Thursday
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Yes. This happened early Tuesday morning. Why are we only hearing about this 48 hours later?
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#35
If so, stupid landlord will be losing a ton of rent and has doors and lots of damage to pay for
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#26
Separating kids from mothers just one example of maximizing cruelty. This is terrorism.
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#27
The FBI calls it "targeted". Yeah, targeted against anyone Black. (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#8
Imagine what will happen when Trump has "his generals" in complete command of the U.S. military.
sop
Thursday
#9
At this point, I would not be surprised if he sent in those goons of his to free anyone he wants.
OldBaldy1701E
Thursday
#38
This needs to be made an example: fight back for compensation by lawsuits. Identify agents so they can be named in suits
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#24
This one is shocking, appalling, should be subject of meme after meme on facebook
lostnfound
Thursday
#20
"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military," Darrell Ballard , witness.
Timeflyer
Thursday
#32
We are officially a police state, and it will get worse when Trump sends the military to Democratic cities.
Lonestarblue
Thursday
#36
Trump and Republicans have give ICE-police the right to be CRUEL--and Cruel they ARE!!--and
riversedge
Thursday
#45