Immigration agent charged with misdemeanor battery, according to complaining witness

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 23, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/immigration-agent-charged-misdemeanor/

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An attorney and activist who said an immigration agent threw him to the ground as he filmed on his phone told the Tribune on Friday he learned from police that the agent has been charged with a misdemeanor in Cook County. Robert Held, a local attorney who has been a frequent protester at the Immigr...