US EditionDay Care Worker Detained by Immigration Agents Had Valid Work Permit, Temporarily Barred From Removal
The daycare worker’s arrest at Rayito de Sol daycare sparked community outrage and a GoFundMe raising nearly $95,000 for legal fees, amid disputes over her immigration status.
- On Wednesday, three federal agents entered Rayito de Sol daycare, 2550 W. Addison St., and detained daycare worker Diana Santillana Galeano while parents and children were present.
- Homeland Security said agents tried to stop Diana Santillana Galeano before work, describing her as a Colombian national without legal status, while local officials say she has asylum and work authorization through November 2029.
- Attorneys for Santillana say they have filed a petition and will seek a hearing next week, alleging her warrantless arrest violated a nationwide consent decree; neighbors reported she was taken to the Broadview ICE processing facility.
- Parents and child care workers held rallies and a news conference condemning agents' presence, Rayito de Sol remains closed until at least Monday, and GoFundMe raised nearly $95,000 for legal fees.
- A caravan of Customs and Border Patrol vehicles was spotted across the Southwest Side, including Marquette Park, Gage Park and Chicago Lawn, as several Chicago public schools enacted soft lockdowns in recent weeks.
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Day care worker detained by immigration agents had valid work permit, temporarily barred from removal
(NEW YORK) — A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from removing Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano from the United States and transferring her to any federal jurisdiction outside of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, court documents show. Santillana, 38, was detained at a day care center in Chicago earlier this week. Judge Jeremy C. Daniel has scheduled a hearing in her case on Nov. 13. Santillana is currently detained at an ICE faci…
She ‘belongs at home,’ says attorney for North Center day care worker arrested by ICE
An attorney representing the day care teacher arrested by federal immigration agents at a Chicago preschool said Friday that his client is currently detained at an ICE facility in Clark County, Indiana, but that she “belongs at home.” Diana Santillana Galeano, who was recently detained by federal agents at Rayito de Sol Daycare Center on the North Side of Chicago. (Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd.) Diana Santillana Galeano was arrested We…
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Day care teacher detained by ICE
The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders. Two ICE agents flanked the teacher Wednesday inside Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center and then forced her outside through the doors with her arms behind her back. CNN’s Whitney Wild reports.
Day care worker detained by immigration agents had valid work permit, temporarily barred from removal - The Pulse of NH
(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from removing Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano from the United States and transferring her to any federal jurisdiction outside of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, court documents show.S...
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