Large, newly posted signs at the entrance to the Alsip Swap-O-Rama read: “No ICE Access in This Business.”
The warnings, printed in both English and Spanish, say immigration agents are not permitted to enter without a valid judicial warrant. They also state that vendors and visitors have the right to remain silent. A worker said the signs were new, added after the federal raid at the flea market’s Ashland Avenue location on Oct. 16.
On a weekday visit to the Alsip market at 4350 W. 129th St., the front parking lot was mostly empty. Only a few vendors were operating in the back section, and several booths were unstaffed. Foot traffic was light…