CHICAGO - A Chicago daycare teacher detained by federal immigration agents last week has been released from custody in Indiana, her attorneys announced Thursday.

What we know:

Diana Santillana Galeano, a teacher at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Nov. 5.

The arrest, which happened in front of children, drew sharp condemnation from Mayor Brandon Johnson and members of Congress.

Santillana Galeano was released Wednesday from ICE detention in Clay County, Indiana, and has since returned home to Chicago, according to her attorneys at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.

"We are thrilled that Ms. Santillana was released, and has been able to return home to Chicago where she belongs," att

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