Hold ICE Accountable for Reckless Use of Force in Chicago
Hold ICE Accountable for Reckless Use of Force in Chicago
The Issue
On the morning of June 2, 2026, residents of Albany Park in Chicago watched as federal immigration agents chased a man down a residential street, crashed an SUV into an innocent woman's car, aimed a Taser at bystanders and a journalist, and dropped a loaded bullet magazine on a public sidewalk. A reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times witnessed it all firsthand.
This was not an isolated incident. Albany Park has now seen tear gas, pepper balls, and a Taser used within blocks of the same intersection — at Lawrence and Kedzie — since October 2025. According to a Sun-Times and WBEZ analysis of data from the Deportation Data Project, 580 people have been detained in the Chicago area from the start of 2026 through mid-March alone.
No one in the community was safe that morning. The woman whose car was hit had done nothing wrong — she was stopped at a red light. The people who gathered to witness the arrest were threatened with pepper spray. A journalist covering the scene had a Taser pointed at them. And at nearby schools, children were attending graduations and field days while federal vehicles circled the neighborhood. "Please be careful, take care of yourself if you're vulnerable, they're outside in the community right now," warned Alderperson Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd Ward) in a video posted to social media.
Enforcing an immigration crackdown does not require crashing into civilians, threatening members of the press, or drawing weapons on neighbors who are watching from the sidewalk.
We are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to launch a full, transparent investigation into the conduct of agents involved in the June 2 arrest — including the use of a Taser on a detained man and on bystanders, the collision with a civilian vehicle, and the mishandling of a loaded firearm magazine on a public street. We also call on Congress to hold oversight hearings into ICE's use-of-force practices in Chicago and nationwide.
Immigrant communities deserve to live without fear of violent, unaccountable enforcement. Every neighbor — regardless of immigration status — has the right to be safe on their own street. Sign this petition to demand accountability.
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The Issue
On the morning of June 2, 2026, residents of Albany Park in Chicago watched as federal immigration agents chased a man down a residential street, crashed an SUV into an innocent woman's car, aimed a Taser at bystanders and a journalist, and dropped a loaded bullet magazine on a public sidewalk. A reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times witnessed it all firsthand.
This was not an isolated incident. Albany Park has now seen tear gas, pepper balls, and a Taser used within blocks of the same intersection — at Lawrence and Kedzie — since October 2025. According to a Sun-Times and WBEZ analysis of data from the Deportation Data Project, 580 people have been detained in the Chicago area from the start of 2026 through mid-March alone.
No one in the community was safe that morning. The woman whose car was hit had done nothing wrong — she was stopped at a red light. The people who gathered to witness the arrest were threatened with pepper spray. A journalist covering the scene had a Taser pointed at them. And at nearby schools, children were attending graduations and field days while federal vehicles circled the neighborhood. "Please be careful, take care of yourself if you're vulnerable, they're outside in the community right now," warned Alderperson Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd Ward) in a video posted to social media.
Enforcing an immigration crackdown does not require crashing into civilians, threatening members of the press, or drawing weapons on neighbors who are watching from the sidewalk.
We are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to launch a full, transparent investigation into the conduct of agents involved in the June 2 arrest — including the use of a Taser on a detained man and on bystanders, the collision with a civilian vehicle, and the mishandling of a loaded firearm magazine on a public street. We also call on Congress to hold oversight hearings into ICE's use-of-force practices in Chicago and nationwide.
Immigrant communities deserve to live without fear of violent, unaccountable enforcement. Every neighbor — regardless of immigration status — has the right to be safe on their own street. Sign this petition to demand accountability.
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Petition created on June 3, 2026