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Federal immigration agents mistakenly detained and injured a U.S. citizen in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, after confusing him with a fugitive they were seeking.

According to local police and officials, officers responding to a disturbance call found a man on the ground with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth, surrounded by people trying to assist him. Witnesses reported that individuals believed to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had forcefully taken the man into custody.

A plainclothes federal agent later spoke with local police, explaining that they were conducting a fugitive investigation and had approached the man because he resembled their target. The agent claimed the man refused to provide identification and resisted detention, leading to a struggle. Agents eventually determined he was a U.S. citizen and not the person they were looking for, after which he was released and later sought medical treatment at a local hospital where police documented his injuries.

The Department of Homeland Security stated that agents encountered an uncooperative individual during a targeted operation who initially refused to identify himself, and that officers acted based on their training before leaving the scene once his identity was established.