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Near Chicago, ICE detains a US citizen by mistake and leaves him with minor injuries
September 24, 2026
A US citizen ended up at St. Francis Hospital with minor injuries after ICE held him by mistake, according to the mayor of Evanston.
Daniel Biss is the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and ICE is US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Key facts
- Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, wrote on X that the man's injuries were minor and that St. Francis Hospital treated him.
AP News reports that Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, wrote on X that the detained man got care at St. Francis Hospital and that his injuries were minor. CNN carries the same account of what the mayor posted.
CNN also reports the federal response. When CNN asked for comment, a DHS spokesperson pointed to the statute that lets ICE make lawful arrests, and described how officers rely on reasonable suspicion to look into immigration status and on probable cause before an arrest. Newsweek carries the same statement. The three outlets agree on the detention, the injuries and the department's position, and none offers a competing account.
The mistaken detention, the hospital care and the DHS statement are corroborated. The department speaks about ICE authority in general terms and gives no reason for detaining this man.
Still developing
The DHS spokesperson cites ICE authority for lawful arrests, and what officers know of the man's status before the arrest is where the account stands by the time of draft.
How settled the reporting is
Sources
- AP News — US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him
- CNN — What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb
- Newsweek — ICE Cites Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS Opinion To Defend Targeting US Citizen
Toggle read the full reports of 4 of the 5 outlets counted on this event. The other 1 are counted from their headlines and opening sentences.