Residents of a Chicago apartment building raided by federal immigration agents are scrambling to find places to live after a Cook County judge on Monday denied their request for more time and resources.

In an emergency hearing held via Zoom, Cook County Circuit Judge Debra Ann Seaton stood firm on the Dec. 12 move-out deadline and stood by the court-appointed property receiver, Friedman Communities.

“It seems like this is being made into a political issue; it should be a safety issue for the tenants,” Seaton said, adding that the building was uninhabitable due to a lack of heat, fire hazards, and security issues.

She said the move-out order did not come “out of a vacuum” and that the court had held several hearings on this case.

“This court is not making anybody homeless,” she said. “T

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