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Videos show ICE agents mistakenly detaining a U.S. citizen in Evanston

newsSep 24, 202652414

A New York Times video shows federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Evanston, Illinois, mistakenly detaining a U.S. citizen on Sunday before releasing him after he identified himself, the Department of Homeland Security said. Evanston Police Department officers who responded after a 9:49 a.m. dispatch found the man on the ground with injuries to his head, neck and teeth and he was taken to a hospital, officials said. The footage captures two ICE agents restraining the man and, after realizing he was a citizen, shouting at bystanders to "step the f*** away" as they left the scene. Local and national outlets including CNN reported that bystanders helped the injured man before police arrival and that Evanston police are investigating the incident. The DHS confirmation that agents released the man after he identified himself remains the agency's public account of the interaction shown in the video.

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ICE agents caught on camera brutalizing a U.S. citizen in Evanston, Illinois. ICE officers stopped a man while he was out walking, forcefully restraining him. The moment agents realized he was a U.S. citizen, they abandoned the scene shouting at onlookers to "step the f*** away" as they dispersed.

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