CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS – Outrage erupted across Illinois after ICE agents detained several local snow-removal workers during an active winter storm — leaving sidewalks unshoveled, parking lots untreated, and entire streets dangerously unplowed. According to residents, the men arrested were simply clearing snow to keep the community safe. Now, furious locals say ICE has gone too far, accusing the agency of targeting anyone who “looks brown” while jeopardizing public safety.
Photos posted by u/deapsprite to the Illinois Reddit community show ICE agents rolling into a Carpentersville parking lot in an unmarked van, detaining several workers who were in the middle of shoveling and plowing snow for nearby businesses.
Residents say the workers were well-known in the area and were hired specifically to keep roads safe during the storm…