Masked agents abandon vehicles after arrests
Sep 14, 2025·Location: Chicago Illinois
Immigration agents moved a car off the road after breaking its windows and detaining someone on the southwest side. The car was returned to family. Agents abandoned several other vehicles during arrests around Chicago.
Sources
- ICE agents removing suspects from vehicles, abandoning them in street; police chief calls for change
WPXI·Feb 13, 2026·archived copy
- Camouflaging Cars and Swapping License Plates: How Agents Make Immigration Arrests
- www-s1.npr.org
- ICE agents swap and cover license plates in Minnesota
www2.startribune.com·Feb 6, 2026·archived copy
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