Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation
Border Patrol agents used pepper spray and physical force after a hostile crowd formed post-collision, with three arrests made, Evanston police said.
- Police in a Chicago suburb are gathering evidence after a collision involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle led to violent footage of an agent punching a man on the ground and pinning him down.
 - Mayor Daniel Biss stated that immigration agents had 'beaten people up' and 'abducted them' during a news conference about the incident.
 - The Department of Homeland Security explained that the officer's actions included 'defensive strikes' after the man allegedly 'grabbed the agent’s genitals and squeezed.'
 - Allie Harned, a social worker, described the scene, saying, 'This was awful. There were ICE agents and CBP agents pointing guns at community members, spraying pepper spray in the face of community members.
 
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U.S. immigration agent punches restrained man in confrontation
U.S. Federal agents arrested three people after a sedan collided with the rear of a Border Patrol vehicle at around noon Friday in the city of Evanston, Illinois. Video posted online shows an agent repeatedly punching a man in the head while pinned to
Police collect video evidence of immigration agent repeatedly punching restrained man
Police in a Chicago suburb are collecting videos and other evidence to send to the Illinois attorney general’s office after a car crash involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle led to a violent arrest caught on video showing an agent repeatedly punching a man in the head while the man was pinned to the ground. Read more...
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