Summary
A video circulating on the internet shows an incident where an ICE agent allegedly used pepper spray near a vehicle with a toddler inside at a Sam's Club parking lot in Cicero, Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security stated that no pepper spray was used during the event, while the vehicle's driver claims the spray affected him and his daughter. The event occurred amid a larger DHS operation targeting undocumented immigrants in Chicago.
Key Facts
- A video shows an ICE agent allegedly using pepper spray near a car with a toddler in Cicero, Illinois.
- The driver of the car, Rafael Veraza, claims the pepper spray hit him and affected his daughter.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated that no pepper spray was used at the incident location.
- The incident happened in a Sam's Club parking lot.
- DHS was conducting a larger immigration operation called "Operation Midway Blitz" in Chicago.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized the DHS operation for focusing on fear rather than crime prevention.
- Earlier, DHS reported that U.S. Border Patrol faced violent attacks during operations in Chicago, including gunfire and thrown objects.
- There were nine arrests connected to incidents surrounding the enforcement actions in Chicago.
