Suspect allegedly caught impersonating police officer near ICE protests downtown: CPD
Officers said it all unfolded around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue as nearby protestors continued their calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave the state.
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According to police, the arrest came after officers spotted the male suspect allegedly wearing 'police identifiers' in the area.
Officers then determined the identifiers were allegedly not legitimate and placed the suspect into custody. Following his arrest, officers said they recovered a weapon.
Police have not confirmed if the individual was arrested amid the protests, but officers said his arrest unfolded around 5 p.m. near the area where the march began, at South Michigan Avenue and East Ida B Wells Drive at 4 p.m
More ICE protests held in Chicago
Thursday's protest was the latest of several anti-ICE protests held in Chicago and around the country in recent days.
During the city's first large-scale anti-ICE protest in Chicago on Tuesday, CPD said a total of 17 protesters were arrested and at least one police officer was injured.
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Additionally, a woman was injured after a car drove through a group of people gathered for a protest Tuesday afternoon.
It all comes after ICE agents detained at least 10 immigrants in the South Loop last week. The immigrants, who are already in the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) were sent text messages instructing them to come for their check-in appointment, but after arriving, they were detained by ICE.
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