Credibility: Original Reporting On the Ground Sources Cited Original Reporting This article contains new, firsthand information uncovered by its reporter(s). This includes directly interviewing sources and research/analysis of primary source documents. On the Ground Indicates that a Newsmaker/Newsmakers was/were physically present to report the article from some/all of the location(s) it concerns. Sources Cited As a news piece, this article cites verifiable, third-party sources which have all been thoroughly fact-checked and deemed credible by the Newsroom. Dozens protest in Albany Park on June 3, 2026, after federal agents detained a person nearby in a chaotic scene the day before. Credit: Reema Saleh/Block Club Chicago IRVING PARK — About 150 people protested Wednesday in Horner Park, calling for immigration enforcement activity to stop in the neighborhood after a chaotic incident in Albany Park in which federal agents arrested a man in the street. Federal agents on Tuesday chased and detained the man at the intersection of Lawrence and Kedzie, with agents crashing their car into a bystander’s car before wrestling the man to the ground while frightened neighbors implored them to stop. The man was later identified as Domer Jesus Martinez-Sifontes. The Department of Homeland Security identified Martinez-Sifontes as an immigrant from Venezuela accused of being in the county illegally since 2023. Martinez-Sifontes will remain in custody until he’s deported, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We do not want ICE in our neighborhoods, and we will not stand for ICE being here day in, day out. We know that Midway Blitz is over, but ICE has not left,” said Kathryn Stender, an organizer with the Chicago branch of the Party for Socialism & Liberation, which put together the protest. “We felt like a mass movement needs to continue to stand together in the face of this really brutal and racist kidnapping.” Last fall, ICE and Border Patrol’s Operation Midway Blitz saw hundreds of federal immigration agents pour into Chicago, making thousands of immigration arrests and detentions over several months. The operation has officially ended, but agents continue to operate in Chicago. Wednesday’s protesters marched from the corner of Montrose and California avenues to the intersection of Lawrence and Kedzie, where federal agents had detained Martinez-Sifontes. Many people carried signs while blowing whistles and chanting, “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.” Dozens protest in Albany Park on June 3, 2026, after ICE detained a person nearby in a chaotic scene the day before. Credit: Reema Saleh/Block Club Chicago Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33rd) spent Tuesday patrolling her ward, warning residents to keep watch for ICE. She called on neighbors to protect one another and to work with the neighborhood’s rapid response team to keep people safe. ”Because of what we saw during Midway Blitz, there comes a moment when people become numb, right? Desensitized. ‘Oh, this is just happening, and nobody can stop it,'” Rodriguez-Sanchez said. “But we can stop it, and this is one of the ways in which we do it. “It means the world to see a community out to protest something as horrific as what we’re seeing right now.” During the rally, Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, executive director of the Latino Union and Democratic nominee for state representative of Illinois’ 40th District, which represents parts of the neighborhood, called ICE “a terrorist organization.” He said the federal government’s increased funding of immigration enforcement has been diverting money from programs that people need. “The money that would go to make our lives affordable, the money that would make it possible for us to live with dignity, is being used to terrorize and divide us every single day. And we cannot allow that to continue,” Alvelo-Rivera said. Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) speaks as dozens protest in Horner Park on June 3, 2026 after ICE arrested a person nearby in a chaotic scene the day before. Credit: Reema Saleh for Block Club Chicago Andrew de las Alas, suburban youth program coordinator at the nonprofit Hana Center, said they were disturbed by the detention and chaos, which occurred near one of their senior homes. “They tried to intimidate us, pointing tasers and pepper spray at frontline community defenders. They’re trying to twist the narrative now, saying they felt threatened, that they were at risk,” he said. “They’re trying to shock us into complacency. But we will remain grounded in radical possibility.” Dozens protest in Horner Park on June 3, 2026 after ICE arrested a person nearby in a chaotic scene the day before. Credit: Reema Saleh for Block Club Chicago Post navigation