Crime & Safety
Tamale Vendor Arrested By ICE On Southwest Side Of Chicago
Witnesses captured a large ICE presence in the neighborhood on Thursday, as posted all over social media.
September 26, 2025
A woman selling tamales was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
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Witnesses captured a large ICE presence in the neighborhood on Thursday, as posted all over social media.
Neighbors described what they saw as an early morning car caravan of federal vehicles. They reported multiple arrests; a show of force greater than the Back of the Yards community has seen during the ICE operation in Chicago so far.
