CHICAGO — Following the detention of a day care teacher at Rayito del Sol by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Wednesday morning, State Senator Graciela Guzmán (D-Chicago) released the following statement:

“I am once again appalled at the callousness these agents displayed at their most recent operation, stooping so low as to target day care teachers, and their disregard for any empathy they may have for people who are different from them. It is inexcusable for armed agents to barge in and out of several daycare classrooms to apprehend a teacher in front of young students. Sadly, this is the level of cruelty we are seeing daily under the Trump administration, where Black and Brown Chicagoans are living in fear that they will be abducted next without any probable cause.

“Rayito del Sol is a Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center that does amazing work to support our youngest community members grow and learn. Imagine having a child in those classrooms who had to watch their beloved teacher abducted by two masked, armed men, without knowing if they will ever see them again. How are they meant to feel safe in their classroom—a space that is likely their first venture outside of their own home—and any classrooms or spaces they go into as they get older?

“I am disgusted at this administration’s constant efforts to traumatize the Latino community, including our children. We do not deserve this, and I will do everything in my power to fight against this injustice and the dehumanization my neighbors face daily simply because of the color of their skin and the language that we speak.

“This administration’s continued tactics in our neighborhood make the legislation we just passed during the veto session more essential. This legislation aims to protect more sensitive locations, including daycares, from federal agents wreaking havoc and terrifying residents trying to go about their days at these places. However, there’s more work to be done, and I will continue to be on the ground with you all to make sure our community gets justice.”