Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
Police responded to altercation and found injured man and another person who identified himself as a federal agent Authorities in Illinois are investigating a case on Sunday in which a US citizen was detained by federal immigration agents before ending up at a hospital with injuries. It came the same day that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and seriously wounded a man in Austin,…
Authorities in Illinois are investigating allegations that a US citizen was wounded by federal immigration agents. This comes the same day that a 28-year-old Venezuelan man was seriously wounded by ICE agents in Texas. In Evanston, Illinois, police responded to an altercation between two men and found a man on the ground with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth.
Officers questioned a person in a plainclothes SUV who identified himself as a federal agent conducting a fugitive investigation. The agent claimed that he and four other federal agents were in the area in unmarked vehicles, with a warrant for a person with a Chicago address. The detained man, who was later identified as a US citizen, resisted arrest and was injured while being handcuffed.
Police believe the detained man was a victim of mistaken identity. The DHS has not yet commented on the incident.
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