CECOT Prison, El Salvador

Detention Facilities

Mega-prison built by President Bukele. 238 Venezuelans deported here in March 2025 under the Alien Enemies Act. 252 released in July 2025 prisoner exchange. ProPublica/Texas Tribune published testimonies. CBS pulled a 60 Minutes investigation into torture allegations. Kilmar Abrego Garcia held here until Supreme Court ordered return.

Chicago, IL

Cities

Target of Operations Safeguard and Midway Blitz (1,800+ arrests). Site of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez killing and Marimar Martinez shooting. Mayor Brandon Johnson created ICE-Free Zones. Journalists shot with pepper spray bullets and tear-gassed covering protests.

Mayor Johnston resisted ICE. Threatened at Congressional hearing but not arrested. $2M legal defense bill. Early target during Operation Safeguard.

Site of the largest workplace raid in DHS history — 475 arrested at Hyundai Metaplant on September 4, 2025. Mainly South Korean nationals. Sparked US-South Korea diplomatic dispute.

Chicago suburb where Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was shot and killed by ICE during a traffic stop on September 12, 2025, during Operation Midway Blitz.

Saw deployment of 700 Marines and ~2,100 National Guard in June 2025, overriding Governor Newsom. Judge ruled it violated Posse Comitatus Act in September 2025. Viral videos showed toddlers caught in sweeping arrests. Community defense groups organized by The Intercept.

Minneapolis, MN

Cities

Epicenter of the crisis. Operation Metro Surge deployed 2,000-3,000 agents. Two Americans killed (Good, Pretti), one Venezuelan shot (Sosa-Celis). Site of the first general strike in 80 years. 50,000+ marched in -20°F. Federal judge found ICE violated 96+ court orders since January 2026.

Site of Mayor Baraka's arrest at Delaney Hall ICE facility. Early target during Operation Safeguard. Maintained sanctuary policies despite federal pressure.

Located in Basile, Louisiana. Operated by GEO Group (for-profit). Where Rumeysa Ozturk was detained, 1,600 miles from Tufts. Louisiana holds 7,000+ detainees — 98% in for-profit prisons. In September 2025, DHS expanded detention to Angola Prison (416 beds). In December 2025, a former officer pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a detainee.