Masked ICE Agents Drag Man From Car In McHenry Co. Courthouse Parking Lot: Reports

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Masked federal immigration agents broke the car windows of a man's vehicle who they they then dragged from the vehicle and took into custody Wednesday in the parking lot of the McHenry County Courthouse.

Sue Rose, of Indivisible McHenry County, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the ICE agents then arrested the man. Following the incident, broken glass was found on the ground in the parking lot.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office received a report regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the parking lot of the McHenry County Courthouse at about 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The sheriff's office "was not involved, was not informed of this activity in advance, and does not have further information on the situation," sheriff's office officials said in a news release.

"Under the Illinois Trust Act, all Illinois law enforcement is prohibited from assisting, supporting, or participating in the enforcement of federal civil immigration laws," according to the press release.