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Chicago South Shore building residents recount 'humiliating' ICE raid

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Published October 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM EDT

A federal judge in Chicago is weighing whether federal immigration agents have used appropriate force in recent enforcement efforts. NPR reports on a residential building raid that's become a symbol of these new, and harsher tactics.

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (SARE-he-oh mar-TEE-nez bel-TRAHN) is an immigration correspondent based in Texas.

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