Federal Agents Detain and Release U.S. Citizen in Evanston Following Fugitive Investigation
Federal agents briefly detained and subsequently released a U.S. citizen in Evanston, Illinois, on Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Howard Street, near the Chicago-Evanston border, after an unknown caller reported an argument and a statement about an individual being taken into custody. Evanston police officers, responding to the scene, found an adult male on the ground with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. Witnesses informed officers that individuals believed to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had attempted to apprehend him. Mayor Daniel Biss confirmed the man's U.S. citizenship and his release after being treated for minor injuries at St. Francis Hospital. An Evanston police officer encountered two SUVs with individuals in plain clothes and vests marked 'POLICE' with federal law enforcement markings. One individual identified himself as a federal agent conducting a fugitive investigation, stating they had attempted to identify someone resembling a person they were s...
