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
TL;DR
- A U.S. citizen was detained and injured by federal agents in Evanston, Illinois, who were investigating a fugitive.
- The federal agent involved stated the individual resisted detention and that agents left due to gathering protesters.
- The detained U.S. citizen was later located at a hospital with documented injuries.
- In a separate incident in Austin, Texas, a man was seriously wounded by ICE agents after a traffic stop.
- These incidents occur amid increased scrutiny of ICE tactics and the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, which has resulted in record arrests, many of individuals without criminal records.