ICE mistakenly detains US citizen who was left injured on the ground in Chicago suburb, officials say

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly targeted a US citizen in a Chicago suburb on Sunday, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to the Evanston Police Department.

Evanston police officers were dispatched Sunday morning after an unknown caller reported hearing two men arguing and someone saying an individual would be taken into custody, according to an Evanston Police Department news release .

When officers arrived at the scene, they found one man on the ground with several bystanders helping him. The man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth, and Evanston police officers called for an ambulance, the release said.

Witnesses told officers they believed ICE agents were attempting to detain the man, police said.

One responding officer, who was not at the scene, located two SUVs near an intersection and spoke with one person who identified himself as a federal agent conducting a “fugitive investigation.” The person was wearing plain clothes and a vest marked “POLICE” with federal law enforcement markings, according to police.

Agents later determined the man they had targeted was not the person they were seeking and learned that he was a US citizen, Evanston police said. He was released.

Five federal agents were operating in separate vehicles to search the area, police said.

The Department of Homeland Security told CNN that ICE agents conducting a targeted enforcement operation encountered a person who resembled their target and “immediately identified themselves as law enforcement.”

“The individual was given lawful commands but was not cooperative and refused to identify himself,” a DHS spokesperson told CNN. “ICE officers relied on their training and later left the scene without further incident once the individual finally identified himself.”

DHS said the man refused assistance from ICE officers, but did not address the man’s injuries in its statement. A federal agent also told Evanston police they left the area where protesters began to gather because they feared they would be attacked, according to the release from local police.

“ICE has authority for lawful arrests where authorized under 8 USC 1357. Law enforcement officers use ‘reasonable suspicion’ to investigate immigration status and probable cause to make arrests consistent with the statute and the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” a DHS spokesperson said.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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据埃文斯顿警察局称，周日，美国移民和海关执法局的特工在芝加哥郊区错误地将一名美国公民作为目标，导致他倒地并受了多处伤。

据埃文斯顿警察局新闻稿称，周日早上，一名身份不明的报警人称听到两名男子争吵，并有人说将逮捕某人，埃文斯顿警方随即出警。

警方到达现场后，发现一名男子倒在地上，几名路人正在帮助他。该男子自述头部、颈部和牙齿受伤，埃文斯顿警方随即呼叫了救护车。

警方称，目击者告诉警官，他们认为美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）的特工试图拘留该男子。

一名当时不在现场的警员在路口附近发现了两辆SUV，并与其中一人交谈。该男子自称是正在进行“逃犯调查”的联邦探员。据警方称，此人身穿便服，背心上印有“POLICE”字样和联邦执法部门的标志。

埃文斯顿警方表示，执法人员后来确认他们锁定的男子并非他们要找的人，并得知他是美国公民。该男子已被释放。

警方称，五名联邦特工分别驾驶车辆在该地区展开搜查行动。

美国国土安全部告诉 CNN，移民及海关执法局 (ICE) 的特工在执行有针对性的执法行动时，遇到了一名与目标人物相像的人，并“立即表明了自己的执法身份”。

“我们依法对该男子发出指令，但他拒不配合，拒绝透露身份，”国土安全部发言人告诉CNN。“移民及海关执法局（ICE）官员根据训练情况，在该男子最终表明身份后，离开了现场，没有发生进一步的冲突。”

国土安全部表示，该男子拒绝了移民及海关执法局（ICE）官员的帮助，但声明中并未提及该男子的伤情。据当地警方发布的消息，一名联邦探员告诉埃文斯顿警方，他们离开抗议者开始聚集的区域是因为担心遭到袭击。

“根据美国法典第8篇第1357条的规定，ICE有权进行合法逮捕。执法人员会根据‘合理怀疑’调查移民身份，并根据相关法规和美国宪法第四修正案，有合理的理由进行逮捕。”国土安全部发言人表示。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。