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Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

Police in a Chicago suburb are gathering evidence after a collision involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle led to violent footage of an agent punching a man on the ground and pinning him down.
Mayor Daniel Biss stated that immigration agents had 'beaten people up' and 'abducted them' during a news conference about the incident.
The Department of Homeland Security explained that the officer's actions included 'defensive strikes' after the man allegedly 'grabbed the agent’s genitals and squeezed.'
Allie Harned, a social worker, described the scene, saying, 'This was awful. There were ICE agents and CBP agents pointing guns at community members, spraying pepper spray in the face of community members.

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