"this operation was based on intelligence that there were illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments in the building."
"the worst thoughts that we had about the operation,"
"This is the most brazen unconstitutional use of force in an operation that I've seen in my entire career,"
"They have no legal authority to be addressing purported squatters, that is not within the purview of the federal government."
A high-profile DHS raid on a South Shore apartment building on September 30, 2025 involved agents with guns drawn, some repelling from a Black Hawk helicopter, and residents led away with zip ties. The federal government repeatedly characterized the location as frequented by Tren de Aragua members, but arrest records filed in court state the operation was based on intelligence about illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments. The records are part of a motion in ongoing litigation alleging warrantless arrests that may violate the 2022 Castanon Nava settlement limiting ICE authority. Two men named in the litigation are a Venezuelan and a Mexican national in the country illegally, represented by the National Immigrant Justice Center, whose attorney called the operation an unconstitutional use of force outside federal purview.
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