The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about "illegal aliens unlawfully occupying apartments."
DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover. New documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters -- with the landlord's blessing.
-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) Feb 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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