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Federal immigration agents raided a South Shore apartment building earlier this year, exposing hazardous living conditions that later prompted a judge to order an emergency eviction of all remaining tenants.<\/p>\n

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CBS News Chicago<\/a>\u00a0documented conditions inside the building after the Sept. 30 raid, showing busted apartment doors, dark hallways with no lighting, and standing water pooled on floors.<\/p>\n

Residents said federal agents zip-tied occupants and detained dozens of people during what authorities described as a targeted immigration enforcement operation.<\/p>\n

One resident told CBS News Chicago his boyfriend was zip-tied and taken onto a bus, while other accounts said women and children were among those escorted into vans staged near a nearby school.<\/p>\n

Federal officials later said it is standard protocol to briefly detain everyone inside a large building during enforcement operations in order to maintain safety.<\/p>\n

Authorities said 37 people were detained during the raid.<\/p>\n

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The apartment building, located near 75th Street and South Shore Drive, later entered foreclosure.<\/p>\n

A Cook County judge subsequently described the property as a \u201cfire trap\u201d and approved an emergency eviction request filed by the building\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n

The court ordered all tenants to vacate the property by Friday, Dec. 12.<\/p>\n

Residents attempted to block or delay the move-out deadline earlier this week, arguing they did not have sufficient time, money, or resources to relocate.<\/p>\n

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Tenants also cited the approach of extreme cold weather and the holidays as factors making the eviction especially difficult.<\/p>\n

In an effort to stop or delay the eviction, residents formed a tenant union and challenged the order in court.<\/p>\n

Mayor Brandon Johnson sent a letter requesting a delay of the eviction deadline.<\/p>\n

The judge denied the request.<\/p>\n

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Tenants said they were offered between $1,500 and $5,000 in relocation assistance.<\/p>\n

Several residents said the payments were not enough to secure affordable housing on short notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of them are just hotline numbers that you\u2019re gonna sit on the phone with for an hour or so,\u201d resident Darren Hightower said. \u201cTrying to find relocation, get a case manager to help you out with your situation. It\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Friday afternoon, fewer than 10 tenants remained inside the building.<\/p>\n

Some residents handed over their keys as crews and outreach workers stood by.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the worst day of my life right now,\u201d resident Winifred Johnson said. \u201cWorst day of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson, a military veteran, said he had lived in the building for five months before being forced to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have nowhere to go,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to really be freezing tomorrow, and that\u2019s the main thing, just trying to get somewhere warm and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eviction unfolded as federal immigration enforcement activity drew attention elsewhere in the Midwest.<\/p>\n

In Minnesota, federal authorities said a Department of Homeland Security Investigations agent was briefly kidnapped Wednesday during an attempted arrest at an apartment complex in Plymouth, CBS News\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a federal criminal complaint, agents were conducting surveillance on a man accused of overstaying his student visa when they approached him and identified themselves.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the man jumped into a vehicle and told a woman to drive away.<\/p>\n

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One agent entered the front passenger seat in an attempt to stop the vehicle, while another agent tried to pull the suspect out.<\/p>\n

The woman drove off with the agent still inside, prompting him to fear he was being abducted, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The agent eventually drew his firearm and ordered the woman to stop, but she continued driving.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was later pinned by other federal agents outside the New Hope Police Department.<\/p>\n

The man fled into a nearby grocery store, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n

The woman was also taken into custody.<\/p>\n

Both individuals were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred as Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a broader operation targeting Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n