Over 100 people rallied in Brighton Park Saturday to support tamalero Fausto Valladares Alvarez, who was taken by federal agents.
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/01/b...
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/01/b...
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Over 100 people rallied in Brighton Park Saturday to support tamalero Fausto Valladares Alvarez, who was taken by federal agents.
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/01/b...
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/01/b...
The family of a tamale vendor taken by Border Patrol on Monday supports this GoFundMe. He is an older man with heart problems who was beloved in Back of the Yards.
gofund.me/b73e44594
gofund.me/b73e44594
Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE, organized by Southwest Rapid Response
On Dec 16th of 2025 in Back of the Yards, Don Federico was taken by I… Southwest Rapid Response necesita tu apoyo para Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE
gofund.me
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The family of a tamale vendor taken by Border Patrol on Monday supports this GoFundMe. He is an older man with heart problems who was beloved in Back of the Yards.
gofund.me/b73e44594
gofund.me/b73e44594
Over 100 neighbors gathered Saturday in Kelly Park in support of tamalero Fausto Valladares Alvarez, who was taken by federal agents two weeks ago.
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said. blockclubchi.co/4nwId15
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said. blockclubchi.co/4nwId15
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Over 100 neighbors gathered Saturday in Kelly Park in support of tamalero Fausto Valladares Alvarez, who was taken by federal agents two weeks ago.
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said. blockclubchi.co/4nwId15
“My dad is not a criminal,” his daughter said. blockclubchi.co/4nwId15
CBP kidnapped a vendor Wednesday in Back of the Yards. His family is raising funds for legal fees.
"Don Federico is 68 years old and suffers from heart problems as well as asthma. He is a hardworking man and has been living in the US for 30 years."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
"Don Federico is 68 years old and suffers from heart problems as well as asthma. He is a hardworking man and has been living in the US for 30 years."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Donate to Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE, organized by Southwest Rapid Response
On Dec 16th of 2025 in Back of the Yards, Don Federico was taken by I… Southwest Rapid Response needs your support for Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE
www.gofundme.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
CBP kidnapped a vendor Wednesday in Back of the Yards. His family is raising funds for legal fees.
"Don Federico is 68 years old and suffers from heart problems as well as asthma. He is a hardworking man and has been living in the US for 30 years."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
"Don Federico is 68 years old and suffers from heart problems as well as asthma. He is a hardworking man and has been living in the US for 30 years."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Old white man pulls up to my tamalero in his pickup. I immediately feel worried and mosey over.
He is just chatting away in broken gringo Spanish talking about how happy he is that the tamalero is open
Happy New Year!
He is just chatting away in broken gringo Spanish talking about how happy he is that the tamalero is open
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Old white man pulls up to my tamalero in his pickup. I immediately feel worried and mosey over.
He is just chatting away in broken gringo Spanish talking about how happy he is that the tamalero is open
Happy New Year!
He is just chatting away in broken gringo Spanish talking about how happy he is that the tamalero is open
Happy New Year!
"In that moment, he was a tamalero with no fucks left to give. But he was also a Chicagoan reimagining the concept of community while trying to protect his neighbors inside a city under great strain. The agent gave up and left." www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink
Groups are finding new ways to stand up to ICE in Chicago. Here are their stories.
www.thebulwark.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"In that moment, he was a tamalero with no fucks left to give. But he was also a Chicagoan reimagining the concept of community while trying to protect his neighbors inside a city under great strain. The agent gave up and left." www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...
This is the GoFundMe for this tamalero taken yesterday at this location too
Donate to Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE, organized by Southwest Rapid Response
On Dec 16th of 2025 in Back of the Yards, Don Federico was taken by I… Southwest Rapid Response needs your support for Support Federico, Tamalero Taken by ICE
www.gofundme.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is the GoFundMe for this tamalero taken yesterday at this location too
They don't call me tamalero 3000 for nothin 🦾
November 30, 2024 at 4:25 AM
They don't call me tamalero 3000 for nothin 🦾
El vigilante del barrio tiene instrucciones estrictas de enviar al tamalero a la puerta de mi casa 💯
August 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
El vigilante del barrio tiene instrucciones estrictas de enviar al tamalero a la puerta de mi casa 💯
Innovative tamalero on the weekend, corporate recipe developer on the weekdays. | ✍️ Mike Sula
Chef Danny Espinoza's day job - Chicago Reader
Chef Danny Espinoza is an innovative tamalero on the weekend and a corporate recipe developer on the weekdays.
chicagoreader.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Innovative tamalero on the weekend, corporate recipe developer on the weekdays. | ✍️ Mike Sula
Like you know it’s serious when you got a tamalero in your contacts who’s the homie 😭🫔
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Like you know it’s serious when you got a tamalero in your contacts who’s the homie 😭🫔
ICE active at Lawrence and Kedzie, snatched a tamalero and a protester, according to video I got from a friend.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ICE active at Lawrence and Kedzie, snatched a tamalero and a protester, according to video I got from a friend.
shoutouts to every tamalero in Chicago 🫶🏽🫡 it’s god’s work really
September 17, 2023 at 10:56 PM
shoutouts to every tamalero in Chicago 🫶🏽🫡 it’s god’s work really
“About 15 people were detained across Little Village and Brighton Park Tuesday, including a tamalero and day laborers outside of a Home Depot at West 47th Street and South Western Avenue.”
Bovino Leads Caravan Through Chicago Before Clashing With Evanston Mayor
Wednesday marked Bovino's second day back on the job in the Chicago area after he left in November.
blockclubchicago.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“About 15 people were detained across Little Village and Brighton Park Tuesday, including a tamalero and day laborers outside of a Home Depot at West 47th Street and South Western Avenue.”
I say I’m training to run the Venados 5k, but in reality I’m training to catch the tamalero on a motorcycle who rides around the neighborhood.
September 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I say I’m training to run the Venados 5k, but in reality I’m training to catch the tamalero on a motorcycle who rides around the neighborhood.
- La Choza
- Tamales Mejor de Guerrero
- Honeybear Café
- The tamalero on the corner of Clark & Lunt
- Rocky’s Tacos
and more places I haven’t tried yet
oh and Jet’s Pizza rips
- Tamales Mejor de Guerrero
- Honeybear Café
- The tamalero on the corner of Clark & Lunt
- Rocky’s Tacos
and more places I haven’t tried yet
oh and Jet’s Pizza rips
August 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
- La Choza
- Tamales Mejor de Guerrero
- Honeybear Café
- The tamalero on the corner of Clark & Lunt
- Rocky’s Tacos
and more places I haven’t tried yet
oh and Jet’s Pizza rips
- Tamales Mejor de Guerrero
- Honeybear Café
- The tamalero on the corner of Clark & Lunt
- Rocky’s Tacos
and more places I haven’t tried yet
oh and Jet’s Pizza rips
"We are at war."
"We are the targets and enemies of the very country our families have sacrificed for generations to live and work in."
"They target us based on our countries of origin, the color of our skin."
#Illinois #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"We are the targets and enemies of the very country our families have sacrificed for generations to live and work in."
"They target us based on our countries of origin, the color of our skin."
#Illinois #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Brighton Park Neighbors Rally Around Family Of Tamale Vendor Detained, Being Held In Michigan
Over 100 neighbors gathered Saturday in Kelly Park in support of tamalero Fausto Valladares Alvarez, who was taken by federal agents two weeks ago. "My dad is not a criminal," his daughter said.
blockclubchicago.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"We are at war."
"We are the targets and enemies of the very country our families have sacrificed for generations to live and work in."
"They target us based on our countries of origin, the color of our skin."
#Illinois #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"We are the targets and enemies of the very country our families have sacrificed for generations to live and work in."
"They target us based on our countries of origin, the color of our skin."
#Illinois #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Love my city, and (most of) its people. All the cyclists and tamalero/as. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They pass out the food to people in need.
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Love my city, and (most of) its people. All the cyclists and tamalero/as. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
Me acaban de contar eso! Qué prodigio, qué privilegio vivir para verlo.
Está muy loco que pasen esas cosas en la cárcel. Un defraudador en masa de Morelia era el que organizaba las tandas en el Cereso. Y un tamalero que mató a su amigo y lo cocinó, era chef, ya preso.
Está muy loco que pasen esas cosas en la cárcel. Un defraudador en masa de Morelia era el que organizaba las tandas en el Cereso. Y un tamalero que mató a su amigo y lo cocinó, era chef, ya preso.
September 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Me acaban de contar eso! Qué prodigio, qué privilegio vivir para verlo.
Está muy loco que pasen esas cosas en la cárcel. Un defraudador en masa de Morelia era el que organizaba las tandas en el Cereso. Y un tamalero que mató a su amigo y lo cocinó, era chef, ya preso.
Está muy loco que pasen esas cosas en la cárcel. Un defraudador en masa de Morelia era el que organizaba las tandas en el Cereso. Y un tamalero que mató a su amigo y lo cocinó, era chef, ya preso.
Combo tamalero 🤭
February 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Combo tamalero 🤭
Buenos días, ex tamalero. 🥺
February 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Buenos días, ex tamalero. 🥺