Sensitive Locations
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Chicago Preschool Raid (Nov 5, 2025)
event
On November 5, 2025, armed ICE officers chased teacher Diana Santillana Galeano ("Miss Diana") into Rayito de Sol preschool in Chicago and arrested her as parents and children looked on. Parents filmed from the drop-off line. Interior camera footage described as "some of the most chilling video footage" of the crackdown. The incident went viral and became a symbol of the abandonment of sensitive-location protections.
Department of Homeland Security
organization
Under Secretary Noem, DHS oversaw the enforcement apparatus. Rescinded sensitive-location protections on January 21, 2025. Declared at least 16 shootings "justified" before investigations completed. Subpoenaed Meta to unmask Instagram accounts identifying a Border Patrol agent. Courthouse arrests and warrantless arrests surged.
Don Lemon
person
Arrested January 30, 2026, at a Beverly Hills hotel lobby by FBI and Homeland Security Investigations agents — where he was covering the lead-up to the Grammy Awards. Charged with conspiracy against rights of religious freedom in connection with a January 18, 2026 anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota (where ICE acting field director David Easterwood serves as pastor). AG Bondi stated arrest was "at my direction." Minnesota Chief Judge Schiltz wrote Lemon was "not a protester at all" with "no evidence" of criminal behavior. Attorney Abbe Lowell called it "an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment."
Todd Lyons
person
Acting head of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations since March 9, 2025. Authored a secret memorandum (May 12, 2025) instructing agents they may enter homes by force based solely on administrative warrants — leaked by DHS whistleblowers via Whistleblower Aid. Compared mass deportations to "Amazon trying to get your Prime delivery within 24 hours." A federal judge found he violated at least 96 court orders in Minnesota since January 1, 2026 alone. Ordered to appear in federal court by Chief Judge Schiltz, who accused ICE of failing to comply with "dozens of court orders."