BACK OF THE YARDS — Southwest Side officials, neighbors and organizers are calling on a Back of the Yards property owner to block federal immigration agents from using its parking lot for enforcement work.

The parking lot of the Yards Plaza, 4636 S. Damen Ave., has been frequently used by agents as a place to detain neighbors, transfer detained people and stage operations, local organizers have said. They and others called on the plaza’s owner, Friedman Real Estate, to block federal agents from working there.

“Friedman, we want you to kick ICE out of your property today,” said Corina Pedraza, a member of the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team, at a press conference Tuesday held next to the lot. The group has been recording ICE sightings, among other things, as a way to protect neighbors.

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