FOREST PARK, Ill. (WGN) — More accusations of heavy-handed policing have been made concerning Operation Midway Blitz, as a pair of US citizens say they were unlawfully maced and arrested Tuesday afternoon in south suburban Forest Park after attempting to help a struggling man on the Des Plaines River.
Witnesses say United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were trying to persuade the unidentified man in the river to surrender, but not before the agents clashed with a group of concerned Concordia Cemetery workers.
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“We thought he was in harm’s way because he was in the river and we’re trying to see what’s going on,” said cemetery worker Daniel Greer.
ICE agent: “Get on the ground, now!”Worker: “For what?”ICE agent: “Get on the ground!“…