Chicago Day Care Teacher Detained by ICE: 'Going Home' Amid Controversy
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A federal update on Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, a 38-year-old Chicago day care worker detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been shared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to the update, Galeano is 'going home' after being detained at a Spanish-language immersion day care in Chicago earlier this week. Galeano was allegedly detained on Wednesday morning after an attempted traffic stop, and DHS claimed that she fled into the day care center. However, local officials reported that she was 'abducted in front of her students' from the Rayito de Sol Day Care. The controversy surrounding Galeano's detention has sparked concerns about ICE's actions. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) criticized the agency, stating that they were taking a preschool teacher without a warrant in front of children in his district. Galeano's attorney, Charlie Wysong, confirmed that she is currently detained at an ICE facility in Clark County, Indiana. Wysong also stated that Galeano has a valid work permit and was granted asylum or withholding of removal, which would allow her to remain in the United States. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Galeano's removal from the US and scheduled a hearing for November 13. Galeano's lawyers are seeking her release on bond, citing that she was arrested without a warrant in violation of a consent decree. The DHS has referenced 'human smugglers' in their update, claiming that Galeano had paid to have her teenage children smuggled across the border. However, court records do not mention this claim, according to ABC News. Galeano's lawyers have accused DHS of arresting her without a warrant, which they claim is a violation of a consent decree. They are seeking a bond hearing to release Galeano from detention. The case has raised concerns about the safety of day care centers and schools, with Wysong stating that 'our daycare centers and other schools must be safe places where our children are protected from harm.'
