An incident involving two Chicago women and ICE agents has led to federal assault charges, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. During an immigration raid on the city's West Side, Joshalin Rivera, 26, and Daishalie Urdiales, 24, allegedly became involved in a violent confrontation with federal officers.
According to the Sun-Times, Rivera is accused of threatening an ICE officer's child and stating, "I hope your kid dies a f---ing miserable death, your f---ing kid needs to get shot in the f---ing face next b----," these comments were made as ICE agents conducted arrests near the 5500 block of West Jackson Boulevard, where tensions escalated into physical altercations and property damage, Rivera also purportedly warned the officers, claiming "they lucky I ain’t got my sh-- on me, I’d pop both of they a-- … pop them right in their f---ing face."
The Sun-Times detailed further allegations of Rivera's threats to damage property, coinciding with an incident where a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer discovered his unmarked vehicle's windows had been shattered; Rivera was then identified by bystanders as the individual responsible for throwing the brick that caused the damage. During the ensuing confrontation, Urdiales allegedly interfered with the officers, going so far as to grab an ammunition magazine from an officer’s chest and throwing it to the ground as she tried to stop the arrest of Rivera.
The case, which the Chicago Tribune describes as a first-of-its-kind for Chicago since the Trump administration's immigration policy intensification, has led to both women being charged with assaulting a federal employee during official duties although Urdiales, during an interview with law enforcement, stated that she did not know Rivera well and was merely trying to inform the officers that they had the wrong person in mind for the brick-throwing incident, "I hope your kid dies a f---ing miserable death," which Rivera allegedly told an officer. These remarks, including threats to shoot the officers, were captured on an audio recording cited in the complaint.
Despite prosecutors' request for detainment, U.S. Magistrate Judge Young Kim ordered both Rivera and Urdiales to be released on an unsecured bond, as explained in a report by the Chicago Tribune. Public records revealed that Rivera and Urdiales share an apartment in Humboldt Park, despite conflicting statements regarding their relationship and Urdiales' lack of recognition toward Rivera's actions during the incident.
