US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive and tried to arrest him

CHICAGO (AP) – A U.S. Citizen was left bloodied and injured on the side of the road in a Chicago suburb after a confrontation with immigration enforcement agents who mistook him for a fugitive, according to local police and a resident who.

What happened

For context, the man, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken away in an ambulance after the encounter on Sunday in Evanston, a city around 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of downtown Chicago. He informed police his head, neck and teeth were injured, according to a news release from the Evanston Police Department.

For context, a federal agent informed officers who responded to calls reporting an altercation at just before 10 a.m. That morning that five agents in separate vehicles were looking for a fugitive with a Chicago address and a warrant for his arrest, according to the release. The agents mistook the man for the fugitive, the agent informed police.

The bottom line

For now, US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.