Man arrested during school drop-off in Chicago as ICE continues focus on deportations
Immigration officials allege that the man, who had two students in the car with him, has criminal convictions and was twice previously removed from the country.
A man dropping off two students outside of charter schools in Chicago was arrested by federal immigration authorities this week as part of the Trump administration's push to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
The man’s arrest during school drop-off comes as the administration says it has arrested more than 20,000 immigrants in one month.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained the man on Wednesday at around 8:15 a.m. outside of Victoria Soto High and Jovita Idar Elementary schools, according to a letter sent to families by the principals of both schools.
The letter said school officials “escorted these students away from the car and to their respective campuses” and no one was physically harmed during the incident.
The agents did not attempt to enter either school, “nor were they permitted to,” the principals said in the letter.
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