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DHS calls Evanston man 'not cooperative' in disputed ICE stop

The Department of Homeland Security says the Evanston man injured by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sept. 20 was "not cooperative," contradicting eyewitness accounts that describe agents pinning the man to the ground and leaving him bloodied in the street.

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DHS calls Evanston man 'not cooperative' in disputed ICE stop

The Department of Homeland Security says the Evanston man injured by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sept. 20 was "not cooperative," contradicting eyewitness accounts that describe agents pinning the man to the ground and leaving him bloodied in the street.

DHS calls Evanston man 'not cooperative' in disputed ICE stop

The Department of Homeland Security says the Evanston man injured by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sept. 20 was "not cooperative," contradicting eyewitness accounts that describe agents pinning the man to the ground and leaving him bloodied in the street.

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DHS calls Evanston man 'not cooperative' in disputed ICE stop

The Department of Homeland Security says the Evanston man injured by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sept. 20 was "not cooperative," contradicting eyewitness accounts that describe agents pinning the man to the ground and leaving him bloodied in the street.

Witness says ICE agents bloodied Evanston man in mistaken stop

Eyewitness Ryan Garton says the Evanston man detained by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sunday, Sept. 20, was walking to a pharmacy after a hospital visit when agents pinned him to the ground, left him bloodied in the street and drove off; Evanston police then pulled over one agent on Dodge Avenue and observed blood on his hands.

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Ryan Field hosts 10,000-person watch party before Oct. 2 opener

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