Immigration Agent Charged with Misdemeanor Battery, According to Complaining Witness

ICE officer charged with attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb

An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged with attacking a protester last month at a gas station in west suburban Brookfield, according to officials and the alleged victim of the attack. Robert Held, 68, said he followed ICE Officer Adam Saracco from the parking lot of the suburban Broadview ICE facility and was filming as Saracco stopped for gas. Held said he was standing on the sidewalk when the ICE officer started wa…

Immigration agent charged with misdemeanor battery, according to complaining witness

An attorney and activist who said an immigration agent threw him to the ground as he filmed on his phone told the Tribune on Friday he learned from police that the agent has been charged with a misdemeanor in Cook County. Robert Held, a local attorney who has been a frequent protester at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview, said he followed a car that left the facility on Dec. 27 and began filming the agent fil…

Offender, possible federal agent, charged in Brookfield battery case - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Robert Held (left) is seen speaking to a police officer in an Instagram Reel he posted after an alleged federal agent assaulted him in Brookfield. Credit: Courtesy of Robert Held Brookfield police have charged an alleged offender with one count of misdemeanor battery in the case of a civilian lawyer who was attacked on Dec. 27 by a potential federal immigration agent in town. In an emailed statement on Thursday, Jan. 22, Brookfield Police Chief …