Illinois
Building management gave consent for immigration raid at South Shore apartment complex: Court docs
CHICAGO (WLS) — New details are being revealed about an immigration raid at a South Shore apartment complex last year.
Newly filed court documents for someone detained in the raid reveal the building’s owner or manager gave verbal and written consent for the raid on Sept. 30 at 75th and South Shore Drive.
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New court documents also showed officers were responding to a tip of migrants living in the building.
Last month, the state of Illinois launched an investigation into the raid and whether the landlord or building management may have tipped off the Department of Homeland Security.
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The owner and manager of the building have not responded to ABC7’s requests for comment.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security claims two members of a Venezuelan gang were arrested in the raid.
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