11 arrested in second immigration raid at O’Hare rideshare lot

CHICAGO – For the second time this month, federal immigration agents targeted rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport despite recent vows from Mayor Brandon Johnson to prevent more raids.

About 9:15 a.m. Saturday, agents were seen detaining rideshare drivers parked in a designated staging area off Balmoral Avenue as they waited for pickup requests, Service Employees International Union Local 1 spokesperson Bailey Koch said.

Koch – whose union is part of a labor coalition seeking to organize Illinois rideshare workers – said she did not immediately have information on the identities or whereabouts of the drivers…

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