This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Oct. 16 at 1:21 p.m.
At least one person in Evanston was taken by federal immigration agents Thursday morning, Mayor Daniel Biss said in a post on X, citing “credible reports.”
According to an Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights text alert sent earlier in the morning, federal agents were spotted at Dodge Avenue and Oakton Street around 8:50 a.m. The alert said agents were seen driving a black Chevy and a silver Hyundai Elantra.
In the X post, Biss urged residents who witness ICE activity to call the ICIRR hotline at 855-435-7693.
“Please, keep yourself safe and look out for your neighbors,” the post reads.
The Evanston Police Department was called to the scene, but once they arrived, ICE agents had already left, EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.
ICE agents had previously been seen in the area by the Home Depot on Oakton Street on Oct. 12, causing American Youth Soccer Organization Evanston to cancel games at James Park across the street.
In an X post the same day, Biss confirmed multiple community members were taken by ICE.
The Department of Homeland Security also arrested an individual in Evanston near the intersection of Church Street and Brown Avenue on Sept. 10, according to a city statement later that week.
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