The City of Wheaton and Wheaton Police Department are aware of recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) activity in Wheaton. We have received numerous inquiries about federal immigration operations within the city and the level of communication and cooperation between federal and local authorities.
Federal authorities have communicated to state and county leadership they will be conducting operations in the greater Chicagoland area with no further specifics. Under federal law, federal agents can operate anywhere in the state, including private property, with proper legal process…