Feds Say Evanston Man Injured by ICE Agents 'Refused to Identify Himself'
Evanston police are reviewing video and witness accounts after officers said the man reported head, neck and teeth injuries and was taken to a hospital.
- On Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers mistakenly targeted a U.S. citizen in Evanston, Illinois, detaining him after agents pinned him to the ground on Howard Street, according to bystander video verified by NBC News.
- The Department of Homeland Security alleged agents were searching for a fugitive when they encountered the man, claiming he 'resembled the target' and 'was not cooperative and refused to identify himself.'
- Witness Miguel Angel Olivares called 911 after observing 'rough force' on the man; the Evanston Police Department confirmed injuries to his head, neck, and teeth at a local hospital.
- On Tuesday, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss criticized the agency, stating DHS 'has repeatedly lied about their violent tactics' and lacks credibility, while the city continues investigating.
- This incident echoes the 2025 Operation Midway Blitz and ongoing legal debates over 'reasonable suspicion' standards, with critics citing tactics that resemble controversial 'Kavanaugh stops' involving ethnicity-based enforcement.
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Feds say Evanston man injured by ICE agents 'refused to identify himself'
The Sunday morning confrontation between federal immigration agents and an Evanston resident — a U.S. citizen — started because the man “refused to identify himself,” the Department of Homeland Security alleged in a Tuesday statement to the RoundTable. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in the area searching for someone with a warrant out […] Feds say Evanston man injured by ICE agents ‘refused to identify himself’ is from Evan…
DHS says Sunday incident was due to man not identifying himself
Two days after an Evanston man was left lying in the street injured by federal immigration agents who briefly detained him before leaving the scene, the Department of Homeland Security said the incident occurred because the man was “not cooperative and refused to identify himself” when approached by agents. In a statement emailed Tuesday morning, a spokesperson for DHS said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “encountered an individu…
A man recovers from the injuries he suffered on Sunday morning after ICE agents mistakenly stopped him in a suburb of Chicago. In a video verified by NBC News, a black man is seen lying on the street near a sidewalk behind a black SUV truck near Howard and Dodge Streets in Evanston, Illinois. Also in the video two officers wearing vests of the type ICE standing on him are seen. One has his face covered and his vest reads “POLICE”, and the other …
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Watch the video of a man injured on the ground after being mistakenly arrested by ICE agents. Police reported head, neck, and teeth injuries.
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