ICE mistaken detention of US citizen in Chicago

ICE agents in Evanston, a Chicago suburb, mistakenly detained a US citizen during an operation, leaving him injured on the ground during the altercation. Officials have acknowledged the error, confirming the man targeted was not the intended subject. Security camera footage from a nearby restaurant, obtained by CNN, captured the confrontation between the agents and the man, offering an independent record of how the encounter unfolded.

As it ran

24 September 2026

• What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb CNN

23 September 2026

• ICE mistakenly detains US citizen who was left injured on the ground in Chicago suburb, officials say CNN
• ICE mistakenly targets US citizen who was left injured on the ground in Chicago suburb, officials say CNN
• Security video from an Evanston, Illinois, restaurant shows the altercation between ICE agents and a US citizen, who was mistakenly detained. Obtained by CNN CNN
• ‘I’m a f**king US citizen’: Man left injured after ICE mistakenly detained him, officials say CNN