ICE Mistakenly Targets US Citizen Who Was Left Injured in Chicago Suburb, Officials Say
Evanston police said five federal agents were involved, and the man was later identified as a U.S. citizen after suffering head, neck and dental injuries.
- ICE agents mistakenly targeted a man in Evanston on Sunday, September 20, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to the Evanston Police Department.
- The Evanston Police Department dispatched officers after an unknown caller reported two men arguing and someone being taken into custody, with individuals identified as federal agents conducting a fugitive investigation.
- Five agents in plain clothes with vests marked "POLICE" operated in separate SUVs; officers found the man later reported injuries to his head, neck, and teeth.
- Agents determined the man was not their target and he was a US citizen, while a DHS spokesperson cited "reasonable suspicion" to investigate immigration status under 8 USC 1357 and the Fourth Amendment.
- The Evanston Police Department continues its investigation, preserving body camera footage and interviewing Witnesses as the incident marks the latest mistaken detention in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations.
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(CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly detained a US citizen in a Chicago suburb Sunday morning, leaving him on the ground with various...
By Julianna Bragg, CNN Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents mistakenly boarded an American citizen in a Chicago suburb on Sunday, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to Evanston Police Department. Evanston police officers came to the scene.
ICE mistakenly detains US citizen who was left injured on the ground in Chicago suburb, officials say
(CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly targeted a US citizen in a Chicago suburb on Sunday, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to the Evanston Police Department.
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