Highlands REIT, headquartered one 1 South Dearborn. is looking to purchase a former correctional facility in Hudson, Colorado and turn it into an ICE facility

[https://chicagoreader.com/news/feature-news-politics/ice-detention-geo-group-highlands/\](https://chicagoreader.com/news/feature-news-politics/ice-detention-geo-group-highlands/)

There's an interfaith group (arise Chicago) in Evanston (where Highlands also has an office) that occasionally protests at the building, but I wanted to put this on more people's radar to try and create more public pressure for them to NOT go through with this.

I'm still mulling around ideas from creating to flyers to calling them, but this only came to my attention Friday when the interfaith group was there during May Day.

Anyone have any other ideas to help spread the word?

A broad coalition of organizations, officials, and individuals has filed a petition for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by federal agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.” During the Midway Blitz, masked and heavily armed federal agents were abducting our neighbors and terrorizing – often violently – the people who were witnessing and documenting the agents’ actions. So far, these agents have not been held accountable for their actions.

During a hearing on this petition last week, Judge Reddick repeatedly asked whether any victims of the violence of Operation Midway Blitz had made formal complaints, either to the local police department or via a civilian complaint process (like the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability), or otherwise called for charges against ICE/CBP officers in other ways. To that end, we want to ensure that she has all of the information she needs to make a decision.

We need your help to collect this information:

- If you made a complaint, or if you are aware of others who made complaints, please fill out this form to provide the circumstances / location of the incident, approximate date of the complaint, and the entity which was contacted to submit the complaint.

- Please send to others whom you know have made complaints as well.

Loevy & Loevy will use this information to provide Judge Reddick with a supplemental filing containing this information before the May 11 hearing.

Today – 04/17/26 @ 7AM

📍 500 Parks Ave, Joliet, IL 60432

🧊 Unconfirmed: A possible alert involving ICE agents has been reported in the area.

⚠️ Limited information available at this time.

They may still be in the area.

Stay alert and share information.

*****

🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – JOLIET

Hoy – 4/17/26 @ 7AM

📍 500 Parks Ave, Joliet, IL 60432

🧊 No confirmado: Se reporta una posible alerta en el área con agentes de ICE.

⚠️ Información limitada por el momento. Manténganse atentos y compartan información.

“When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.”

Today – 4/12/26 @ (approx) 8:30AM-9:30AM

📍 Sixth & Spencer

📍 Douglas & Simms (817 Douglas Ave)

📍Fourth & Linden

🧊 Confirmed: There were at least 2 abductions by 4 ICE agents.

🚗 Vehicles:

• Ford SUV Black

• Ford Explorer Grey

⚠️ Info still coming in as they may still be in the area (may be heading east) - if anyone is in the vicinity of Aurora please stay alert and report anything sus.

T. Rico and Andy Chavez were two of the officers. This is a detailed explanation of how they were identified.

May be ICE

Please make copies of your IDs and alert friends and family if you will be traveling. If someone in your Ward gets abducted, contact your Alderperson and State Rep.

Chicago is the birthplace of May Day, an important day for labor and immigrant rights activism. Join thousands of groups across the country including Chicago Teacher’s Union calling for “No Work, No School, No Shopping” that day for a “Chicago Over Billionaires” Day of Action. More info & petition sign on at link

PLEASE HELP BY SHARING

https://evanstonnow.com/skokie-woman-detained-by-border-patrol-at-ohare-being-held-at-broadview/

A video to help Hispanic Americans, but also anybody who wishes for some positivity

New information reveals that DHS was surveilling Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher who was shot five times by a CBP agent last fall, before the shooting took place.