Crime & Safety
2 U.S. Citizens Among 5 Arrested At Early Morning Elgin, Illinois ICE Raid
Those two citizens were later released.
Updated on: September 17, 2025
Two U.S. citizens were among five people arrested in an early morning ICE raid in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday, an operation that was shared on social media by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Those two citizens were later released.
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A video shared on social media by a witness shows several people being led away in handcuffs by agents in military uniforms with tactical vehicles in the street. The witness took the video after hearing what she described as an explosion around 5:50 a.m.
In the video, you can see armed officers shining flashlights at a door and into a window. Another neighbor said he heard a response from law enforcement from the air.
