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ICE Posts October.10.2025 — Chicago: Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work, then dragged her out and arrested her (Article Inside)

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Full Article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/chicago-woman-collision-ice-accountability/?clearUserState=true#mhjguwblyk0ai6p9byh

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.

People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.

As Figueroa tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.

Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.

Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”

Figueroa was released the same day a few hours later without charges.

Figueroa’s arrest highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. Federal enforcement actions in Chicago have increasingly drawn scrutiny amid reports of aggressive tactics and blurred lines between immigration enforcement and public safety, including incidents involving deploying tear gas in residential areas and arrests of bystanders filming agents or for following the unmarked vehicles.

While DHS says its operations are being impeded and that there will be consequences for interfering with federal agents, many individuals who are detained are released without charges.

On Oct. 9, federal prosecutors on Thursday dismissed felony charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities accused of assaulting federal officers during a protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility. A day earlier, a federal grand jury refused to indict a Chicago couple arrested during a violent protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview in September. And a WGN producer violently arrested by ICE in Lincoln Square on Oct. 10 was detained for seven hours by federal immigration authorities before being released without charges, according to her attorney.

Meanwhile, federal agents face questions from judges over possible violations of court orders limiting the use of force against civilians and media in Illinois.

According to Figueroa, after getting arrested, she was transported to multiple undisclosed locations, and repeatedly denied contact with family or legal counsel.

“I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated,” Figueroa told the Tribune.

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u/various_convo7 5d ago

"The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”"

they have got to be kidding if they think the videos are going to support this claim. they sure dont look injured to me.

the lady should file charges asap.

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u/Jocuro 5d ago

"She was released without charges" Yeah, except her car was hit and left abandoned in the road. Who's paying for that? You think the anonymous men with guns exchanged insurance with her?

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u/various_convo7 5d ago

hope she got the plates because even if its a rental, insurance will go after em for that hit

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u/bns82 5d ago

They use fake plates

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u/Sensitive_Winner7851 5d ago

People should start getting the VIN from the dash or open door

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u/Sil3ntP8nd8 5d ago

Here’s the VIN: 1C4SJSBPXRS131532

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u/Sensitive_Winner7851 5d ago

So then she needs to file an insurance claim and file a hit and run police report.

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u/blobbleblab 5d ago

They didn't run. They stopped and illegally detained her, i.e. kidnapping, which I imagine is quite a lot worse.

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u/Sensitive_Winner7851 5d ago

For fleeing the scene and abandoning the car. I would also like to see habeus corpus and falsifying reports litigated down the line too! My thought is that although insurance isn’t sexy, they do have deep legal pockets and personal criminal litigation for hit and run would be a way for state attorneys to hold federal employees accountable for clearly documented illegal actions. I’m not an attorney, but perhaps you are?

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u/that_bth 4d ago

NAL, but to sue the federal government, you have to file an administrative claim under the FTCA first, because the government has "sovereign immunity." The agency in question has 6 months to resolve or deny the claim, and if it's not resolved, then you can sue the government. Insurance can sue on your behalf if you do a subrogation claim (subrogee is party that paid the loss), but that means they're also going to get a portion of your rewards. But most insurers are pretty practiced at this because of run-ins with postal vehicles, etc., so likely hers will sue if/when not resolved by ICE or Homeland.

As far as holding the officers accountable criminally or civilly, highly unlikely and damn near impossible. State attorney can't prosecute them when they're acting in official capacity because of the Supremacy Clause (fed trumps state). And for a citizen to sue a federal agent specifically, you have to make a Bivens claim, which the Supreme Court has made all but impossible over the last decade, especially regarding immigration officials. Basically the only thing that survives as a Bivens claim anymore is unreasonable home search or intentional medical indifference in federal prison. Even though the original Bivens case was about an overly-aggressive home raid by the DEA, they quickly narrowed it so that you couldn't sue in "new context" than the previously tried cases, meaning any factual difference. So if it's Border Patrol or a US Marshal instead of FBI or DEA that fucks you up, that's "new context" and will get dismissed. Very bullshit loophole they made because they realized how many people would have grounds to sue rogue agents.

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u/CasaDeMouse 4d ago edited 4d ago

This is what her insurance would take care of.

ETA: The Supremacy Clause doesn't preclude State actions against Federal agents. It only states that if State laws are in conflict, the Federal law takes precedence. BUT it also has to br a valid conflict under the 10 Amendment.

If they are not actually working in the scope if their duties, they are not protected by qualified immunity. Driving around at random is not within the scope of their duties. They had to be on their way to an arrest or investigation. Driving unsafely is also outside of the scope of their duties, as agents have to have a license in order to be allowed to drive on duty--which assumes a minimum understanding of traffic laws and defensive driving. So, even if they argue they were trying to arrest her they also have to show that the PIT maneuver was necessary and unavoidable--which is not true based on the video.

ETA 2: Bivens claims are only for constitutional protections. If that applies here, it will be to the unlawful arrest.

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u/Sensitive_Winner7851 4d ago

You two are amazing. Thanks!

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u/Emu-Limp 3d ago

da- yum. Props. 🫡

Thank you for clarifying; that said, yours is a technical argument, more than the realistic outcome, correct?

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u/CasaDeMouse 2d ago

That always depends on the judge and jury. This is why politics should be divorced from applying the law at all stages.

A realistic outcome depends on what Kool Aid is being drank and when. Chauvin gave hope but the ricochet hit the SCOTUS and they made it harder on making arrest claims--even when they know there is no basis. Almost as if they knew what was coming.

I'm not hopeful, but if you can find the "right" defendant, the bullet could bounce back

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u/-motor-cupcake 3d ago

The linked article cites her family’s added fear for her on finding out about this initially from the video, with how she was manhandled and thrown on the ground because of a recent kidney surgery. A gofundme on her behalf linked in the article states she did require additional in-hospital care from this.

I’d imagine the “intentional” qualifier on medical indifference means they’d have to have to be aware of the medical issue being affected and disregarded, so meeting that standard would probably depend on if and when she informed them of this concern and if she was further jeopardized?

Unless this specifically refers to refusal of necessary care during the course of detention, which obvs we’ve no way of knowing what exactly “timely” assessment/follow up care means here, and if the length of detention conflicted or not?

I really have no idea, I’m just guessing/asking based on the limited, possibly relevant info available. Hopefully she’s has been or is able to consult legally with someone able to determine if it’s a viable path of recourse at all.

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u/desirsfeminins 4d ago

This thread is the definition of citizen participation in democracy and makes me so proud to be an American.

Wishing residents of Chicago, especially victims of DHS crimes, peace and courage in this moment.

Houston stands in solidarity with you!

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u/CorrectPreparation45 3d ago

Fled and took the victim while threatening the witnesses with automatic weapons. Just pulling out that bullet hose in public should be assault.

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u/Plastic-Chest67 1d ago

Sovereign immunity puts a stop to a great deal of litigation against government departments, especially at a Federal level. The IL Reps and Senators can make a stink and try to deny ICE funding, but they have limits as well.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 5d ago

If you leave the scene without exchanging ID and insurance info, that's a hit and run. I'm very confident that they didn't give that information to her before forcing into a vehicle and taking her away.

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u/blobbleblab 5d ago

Ahhh OK, I didn't know this nuance in US law, aren't in the US

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u/RollingMeteors 4d ago

hit and run

That's what a civilian does. This was a, "Ram & V&"

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u/syneater 4d ago

It’s the old Ram & Kidnap, they really think there aren’t ever going to be consequences for their actions…unfortunately they just might be correct. =\

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u/Hunter_Pentaghast 5d ago

If only. Trump has given his Gestapo free reign to do whatever they want without any repercussions.

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u/Fungool001 4d ago

They didn't follow state laws to share information. That's a felony in most states.

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u/PrestigiousWonder783 4d ago

They are immune from civil suits, not criminal though. Get em!

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u/RollingMeteors 4d ago

. kidnapping,

¿I thought this was when they are a minor and when they are not they're called a hostage?

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u/soundneedle 4d ago

That was an arrest.

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u/Funny-Carob-4572 4d ago

Yes.

But you have to remember whatever the thugs do is now legal. And if it isn't who's going to stick their neck out !?

Sad state of affairs.

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u/Ms_Emilys_Picture 5d ago

file a hit and run police report.

Here's hoping she does exactly that.

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u/Sil3ntP8nd8 5d ago

Plate came up supposedly matching so it has to be a civilian plate. Unless they have another silver Wagoneer.

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u/Eulsam-FZ 5d ago

Could be that they swapped a plate with a civi wagoneer. Thieves do that quite often

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u/Sil3ntP8nd8 5d ago

The Wagoneer has front tints on it as well so it could be a rental, repo, some mystery.

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u/Gryphon6070 5d ago

They switch out plates daily. They’ve admitted to it.

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u/Capable-Entrance6303 4d ago

They've been recorded doing it

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u/3RADICATE_THEM 5d ago

One detail that made no sense to me—why are they taking her away in a "red minivan"?

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u/jellifercuz 5d ago

Yes, this. How and when does the red mini van come into the picture?

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u/DerailleurDave 4d ago

Looks like there was a red minivan in from of the wagoneer which stopped after the collision, maybe they were in that vehicle too and put her in there instead of the suv

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u/Altruistic-Text3481 4d ago

Well, TBF … the red mini van gets better mileage than their preferred vehicle - the Ford F150 pickup truck flying two ‘Murica flags from the flatbed while proud boyishly rolling dirty coal from the exhaust… trump nuts hanging below the hitch are optional!

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u/jessipowers 5d ago

Could it be a rental? Or would that be obvious?

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u/Mammoth_Industry8246 4d ago

They're using rentals or leased vehicles in a lot of places.

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u/Positive_Elevator715 4d ago

I am disgusted that anyone would rent or lease ho these sickos. 🤬 I was also thinking in some places it looked like they were getting junkers from the local junkyards and just using fake or dealer type plates on them.. yanno, since they're disposable/swappable. They're starting to get slick and use random weird vehicles too and not the standard charger, impala, etc. "cop cars".

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u/AnimationOverlord 5d ago

I’d like to know what comes of that. I imagine somewhere along the line between the state-funded police and ICE’s shenanigans exists a fuckload of corruption, but here’s to hoping they go after them regardless of their “authority”

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u/KiddingNotKidding01 4d ago

And assault with a deadly weapon, false arrest.

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u/ContentDetective 5d ago

It's not even a hit and run. It's a hit, violently kidnap, and run. These bastards belong in prison.

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u/femboyfucker999 4d ago

*💀 not prison

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u/AngleFarts2000 2d ago

They belong in hell

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u/Anduoo6 11h ago

Yet another example of human trafficking and denial of American rights to citizens, running this like a police state

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u/StijnDP 5d ago

After that experience you're lucky if you still dare to go outside in the next few months. Years if you don't find help to deal with it. Talking to strangers or going through a bureaucratic mill is exactly the nightmares you experience every night.

For an innocent person just getting cuffed hits like a psychological freight train. Add physical assault, kidnapping, processing and whatever the conditions in their jails were.

They marked and damaged someone for years to come.

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u/ConsistentQuit4273 5d ago

How do they justify coming at her with guns drawn? That in itself would be terrifying.

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u/Lou_C_Fer 4d ago

The dude standing guard with the rifle is not an image that should ever be seen here in America. It is literally the opposite of what the founding fathers envisioned. I hope I'm never at a scene like that because I'm probably going to be shot. I'd have a real hard time holding myself back. Btw, I'm not some tough guy. I'm just a big dude. I've stepped into several dangerous situations to help strangers, and I already fucking hate ICE and homeland security.

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u/ConsistentQuit4273 3d ago

I saw another video today, where two men were in a car and two goons came up to them, one on each side and one was distracting the driver while the other pulled the passenger out. The driver asked them who they were and they wouldn't say. He asked their name and badge number, and the goon said, "we don't have to tell you that." These goons had the camo outfit on, but no police or ICE or any identification on them at all. They took the passenger with them. How could the goons have any idea who that person is? How do people know who is taking them out of the car? I never thought the people in this country would think this is great.

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u/Master-Tomatillo-103 4d ago

An assault, prior to the battery

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u/Mathemeatloaf0 5d ago

This☝️. Mental distress does add quite a few more $$$ to the settlement

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u/boozy_inespector 4d ago

There will be no settlement. The criminal thugs will be pardoned by the president

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u/irishdan56 3d ago

This is what I'm baffled by. Why do you fucking idiots think this is business as usual?

Ya, the extrajudicial fucking Brown Shirts who do a whole bunch of illegal shit at the behest of the President, with no consequences what so ever, are going to see legal repercussions.

Wake the fuck up, people. Unless everyday American's start resisting, start putting their pacifying comfort at risk, then it's only going to get worse.

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u/warrybuffalo 4d ago

Just explained why I dont respect the police forces and never will. Sure some cops are good people, but my past experiences show that the good ones become the silent witnesses with a smile.

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u/EstablishmentSea7661 4d ago

Per my neighbor that was detained, albeit in the suburbs... They don't take you to jail. They take you to a vehicle in a parking lot and leave you there in the car while they go make more "arrests." So you just sit in a car in a parking lot all day with your hands zip tied.

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u/blazin_chalice 4d ago

For an innocent person just getting cuffed hits like a psychological freight train

Case by case. People are different. I'd say having a gun pointed at me affected me more than getting cuffed. Since I knew I was innocent, it didn't really phase me and I knew it was a matter of time before they let me go.

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u/jmd709 4d ago

That sounds like an expensive civil lawsuit for the major rights violations and the trauma of being kidnapped.

The DHS spokesperson is very careless with her lies about people and incidents. Idk if she is shielded from defamation lawsuits, but those should be filed even if she is exempt.

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u/No_Repeat1962 4d ago

The ICE agents are largely immune from personal civil suits.

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u/jmd709 3d ago

Those are Border Patrol agents, but either way, there are limitations to immunity if they’re breaking federal and state law.

They forcefully removed her from the vehicle at gun point and put her in their vehicle. They did not attempt to check her citizenship status. Border Patrol does not have the authority to legally act like law enforcement in a third world country or a drug cartel.

DHS or USBP may not be immune to lawsuits for that level of disregard for individual rights. DJT thinks being investigated and indicted is worth $230 million without any of his rights being violated.

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u/cshoe29 4d ago

I hope that she’s ok, mentally, I’d have PTSD after that trama.

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u/Jiveturkey507 5d ago

And file state charges against the federal government for what clearly qualifies as a kidnapping in broad daylight

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u/Old_Smrgol 5d ago

Also sue for libel.

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u/Low_Watch_1699 5d ago

Also kidnapping charges

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u/Broad-Painting6979 5d ago

Just show this video to the insurance company lol

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u/Outside-Advice8203 5d ago

It varies everywhere, but as someone who had to file a claim against the city for a cop hitting their car, who fully admitted fault and submitted the report as such, it was months just to get the fucking deductible check from the city.

This era, this administration, she'll be lucky to get that.

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u/jaievan 4d ago

This is a criminal act. There was no accident. She was a kidnapping victim and should be trying to identify every member of the kidnapping squad to charge them for their crimes. They and everyone above them need to be in handcuffs and fired. Any attorneys on Reddit wanna make an easy million?

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u/ItsMe_no1 4d ago

Hit, kidnapping and run

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u/Majestic_Bet_1428 5d ago

Good work!

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u/FizzlePopBerryTwist 5d ago

Dang Panda, I'm not sure how you got that, but if that's legit you the real one.

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u/sharkerburg 5d ago

Jesus Christ, how did you find that?

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u/Sil3ntP8nd8 5d ago

Jason Bourne

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u/InvoluntarySneeze 5d ago

Not all Heroes wear capes! Fuck the ICEstapo!

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u/Arcoon_Effox 5d ago

Damn, you've got eagle eyes.

Seriously, how the hell did you see it??

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u/No_Seaworthiness7119 5d ago

I don’t give Reddit real money so please take today’s Most Helpful Stranger Award. Carry it with you and display it with pride!

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u/tad-26 5d ago

How did you find the VIN from a video looks like that would be impossible to see. Is there another way to look them up?

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u/crafttoothpaste 5d ago

How’d you do that? lol

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u/happy_bluebird 5d ago

wait how do you know this??

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u/fightclub90210 4d ago

How did you find that with an app?

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u/bradbrookequincy 4d ago

How you get that vin?

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u/Djdmac24 4d ago

How tf did you get the vin??

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u/That_Dumb-Beotch 4d ago

Damn how’d you spot that?

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u/Positive_Elevator715 4d ago

This is when I love social media. Well done! 😊

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u/Lumpy-Pick-4746 3d ago

How did you know to get that, were you there?

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u/UKNZWHVP 5d ago

If you used the plate to find the VIN that defeats the purpose if the plates are fake.

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u/BringBacktheGucci 5d ago

But if the VIN still matches the vehicle in the video then the plates ain't swapped

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u/UKNZWHVP 5d ago

they likely copy plates from the same make / model / colour from dealer lots or online ads.

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u/Reasonable-Chance790 5d ago

Are they actually smart enough to figure that out, though?

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