On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd

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CHICAGO — Federal immigration agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray Saturday on a crowd that gathered to protest a prolonged arrest in a northwest Chicago suburb, angering neighbors who said it was “uncalled for” and “tremendously disappointing.”

The standoff began around 10 a.m. Saturday when about 15 agents showed up to arrest an unidentified man at an apartment building on the 1600 block of Maple Lane in Elgin. Elgin police said there had been a traffic crash that morning involving a federal agent and the man, who then fled to the building.

The crowd, blowing whistles and shouting at agents to leave, grew throughout the morning, eventually swelling to at least 100 people by the afternoon.

Around 3:30 p.m., agents reportedly arrested the man while he was inside an apartment. Afterward, videos taken by a witness at the scene showed some people in the crowd throwing snowballs at the agents and their vehicles, while others yelled at them to stop.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/day-kristi-noem-visit-chicago-014100486.html

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