Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly dragged a woman from her car and restrained her on the ground after her vehicle collided with an unmarked vehicle driven by personnel in Chicago.
A video from the incident is going viral, showing ICE agents exiting their vehicle with guns drawn as they approach the car of Dayanne Figueroa , a US citizen, Chicago .
The agents forcibly opened Figueroa’s door and pulled her from the car by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her she was under arrest.
Bystanders shouted, “You hit her! We have it on video!” but agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan. Her car remained abandoned in the road, her coffee cup still in the holder and her keys in plain view.
The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”
'Shock and terrified': Figueroa
Figueroa said agents transported her to multiple undisclosed locations and repeatedly denied her requests to contact family or legal counsel. “I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated,” she told the Tribune.
Family members could not locate her until they saw video online of masked federal agents moving her into a vehicle. They used her iPhone location to find her at the ICE processing centre in Broadview.
“Desperately worried,” her mother, Teresita Figueroa, said. Figueroa had undergone kidney surgery in August and her mother was concerned by the force used to remove her daughter from the vehicle.
Teresita Figueroa said her daughter is a loving mother of a five-year-old boy, an aspiring lawyer working as a paralegal and has only minor traffic violations on record.
The family started a fundraiser to cover medical and legal expenses. “I was extremely worried because I know ICE agents are heartless and reckless. They had just killed a man in Franklin Park. I worried that they could hurt my daughter,” she said. “Those hours (looking for her) were agonizing.”
Daniel Hogan, who filmed the collision, called 911 after agents departed and Chicago police later located Figueroa’s car, traced her licence plate and identified her. “Of course she resisted,” Hogan said.
“She did nothing wrong. They never told her why they were taking her. They came at her with guns. She was scared.”
Chicago police confirmed they responded to a call and were investigating the crash. The force’s news affairs office said they took a traffic report from Figueroa, in which she said her car was sideswiped by a Jeep she attempted to pass, and no injuries were reported.
Figueroa was released from ICE custody at around 4 pm that day and returned home shaken. Her mother collected her from an ambulance in a parking lot in Lombard and rushed her to a nearby hospital, as she was injured, in shock and bleeding from her recent surgery.
'Figueroa attacked agents,' Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin claims
In a statement, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Figueroa “used her vehicle to block in agents, honking her horn,” and that she “struck an unmarked government vehicle” as agents departed.
She added, “In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers attempted to remove her from the vehicle. She violently resisted, kicking two agents and causing injuries. This agitator was arrested for assault on a federal agent.”
Figueroa’s arrest has drawn scrutiny amid reports of aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents in Chicago, including the use of tear gas in residential areas and arrests of bystanders who film raids.
A WGN producer arrested on Oct. 10 in Lincoln Square was held for seven hours before being released without charges. Meanwhile, judges have questioned federal agents over possible violations of court orders limiting the use of force against civilians and the media in Illinois, and DHS has warned there will be consequences for interfering with federal operations.
A video from the incident is going viral, showing ICE agents exiting their vehicle with guns drawn as they approach the car of Dayanne Figueroa , a US citizen, Chicago .
The agents forcibly opened Figueroa’s door and pulled her from the car by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her she was under arrest.
Bystanders shouted, “You hit her! We have it on video!” but agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan. Her car remained abandoned in the road, her coffee cup still in the holder and her keys in plain view.
The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”
'Shock and terrified': Figueroa
Figueroa said agents transported her to multiple undisclosed locations and repeatedly denied her requests to contact family or legal counsel. “I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated,” she told the Tribune.
Family members could not locate her until they saw video online of masked federal agents moving her into a vehicle. They used her iPhone location to find her at the ICE processing centre in Broadview.
“Desperately worried,” her mother, Teresita Figueroa, said. Figueroa had undergone kidney surgery in August and her mother was concerned by the force used to remove her daughter from the vehicle.
Teresita Figueroa said her daughter is a loving mother of a five-year-old boy, an aspiring lawyer working as a paralegal and has only minor traffic violations on record.
The family started a fundraiser to cover medical and legal expenses. “I was extremely worried because I know ICE agents are heartless and reckless. They had just killed a man in Franklin Park. I worried that they could hurt my daughter,” she said. “Those hours (looking for her) were agonizing.”
Daniel Hogan, who filmed the collision, called 911 after agents departed and Chicago police later located Figueroa’s car, traced her licence plate and identified her. “Of course she resisted,” Hogan said.
“She did nothing wrong. They never told her why they were taking her. They came at her with guns. She was scared.”
Chicago police confirmed they responded to a call and were investigating the crash. The force’s news affairs office said they took a traffic report from Figueroa, in which she said her car was sideswiped by a Jeep she attempted to pass, and no injuries were reported.
Figueroa was released from ICE custody at around 4 pm that day and returned home shaken. Her mother collected her from an ambulance in a parking lot in Lombard and rushed her to a nearby hospital, as she was injured, in shock and bleeding from her recent surgery.
'Figueroa attacked agents,' Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin claims
In a statement, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Figueroa “used her vehicle to block in agents, honking her horn,” and that she “struck an unmarked government vehicle” as agents departed.
She added, “In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers attempted to remove her from the vehicle. She violently resisted, kicking two agents and causing injuries. This agitator was arrested for assault on a federal agent.”
Figueroa’s arrest has drawn scrutiny amid reports of aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents in Chicago, including the use of tear gas in residential areas and arrests of bystanders who film raids.
A WGN producer arrested on Oct. 10 in Lincoln Square was held for seven hours before being released without charges. Meanwhile, judges have questioned federal agents over possible violations of court orders limiting the use of force against civilians and the media in Illinois, and DHS has warned there will be consequences for interfering with federal operations.
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