Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Sues Federal Government Over Hospital Confrontation With Immigration Agents

Overview

• Fuentes filed the civil-rights lawsuit Monday, alleging agents shoved her, swore at her, and handcuffed her during an Oct. 3, 2025 encounter at Humboldt Park Health.
• Her complaint says hospital leaders asked her to come because agents were in the emergency room frightening staff and patients, and she pressed them on whether they had a signed judicial warrant.
• Cell-phone video reviewed by news outlets shows her asking about a warrant as agents told her to leave and then put her in handcuffs.
• The Department of Homeland Security said she was escorted out in handcuffs but not arrested, though an agent heard on the video said she was under arrest for impeding.
• The suit claims assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, and emotional distress, follows a prior $100,000 tort claim, and stems from 'Operation Midway Blitz,' a stepped-up immigration sweep in Chicago.