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Security Guard Fired for Filming Controversial Immigration Raid

11/3/2025

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Story summary

In Cicero, Illinois, Ricardo Mendez, a Menards security guard, was fired for filming a DHS immigration raid on October 28, 2025.
He was sent home after refusing to stop filming.
The raid is part of Operation Midway Blitz, intensifying immigration enforcement in Chicago and drawing public scrutiny and judicial oversight.

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Story summary

In Cicero, Illinois, Ricardo Mendez, a Menards security guard, was fired for filming a DHS immigration raid on October 28, 2025.
He was sent home after refusing to stop filming.
The raid is part of Operation Midway Blitz, intensifying immigration enforcement in Chicago and drawing public scrutiny and judicial oversight.