CHICAGO — Standing on a street corner outside Hamline Elementary Monday afternoon, Gloria Marquez noticed the sidewalk had an unusually small number of parents for dismissal. Her 13-year-old and 9-year-old attend and are U.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted entry into a Chicago elementary school Friday morning, but were not allowed inside or permitted to speak to anyone inside, Chicago Public Schools officials said.

The U.S. Secret Service says their agents came to the school to investigate a threat, not to enforce immigration laws. Their arrival spread fear in a community on high alert.

Chicago Public Schools officials reportedly mistook Secret Service agents for ICE officers during a chaotic morning incident amid migrant crackdowns.

The U.S. Secret Service says its agents visited a Chicago elementary school while investigating a threat. School officials mistakenly said hours before that U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to enter Hamline Elementary School on Friday, according to a Chicago Public Schools official.