Incident:2025-10-31 Rogers Park IL Threats With Pepper Spray by Federal Agent
- Video footage circulated via social media (screenshots on file)
Summary: On October 31, 2025, hours after a documented use-of-force incident in Evanston, Illinois, the same U.S. Border Patrol agents were observed in Rogers Park, Chicago, engaging in further threatening conduct. Video shows Agent Timothy Donahue threatening the driver of a trailing vehicle with pepper spray while two detainees were visible inside the federal vehicle, one displaying handcuffs and shouting “ICE! ICE! ICE!” from inside the car.
Full description
Video footage recorded in Rogers Park shows a marked federal vehicle associated with U.S. Border Patrol stopped in traffic with two detainees inside. One detained individual is visible through the window holding up handcuffed wrists and shouting “ICE! ICE! ICE!” to alert passersby.
Witnesses report that Agent Timothy Donahue exited or leaned from the vehicle and threatened the driver of a car behind him with pepper spray after being observed by rapid-response cyclists monitoring federal activity in the area. The agent is seen brandishing the chemical agent in a manner consistent with intimidation rather than crowd control or self-defense.
The conduct occurred on the same day as the earlier Evanston incident in which Donahue and Agent Thomas Parsons were filmed pointing a firearm at bystanders and assaulting a handcuffed individual following a vehicle crash. The Rogers Park incident indicates continued aggressive behavior by the same agents across multiple locations within Cook County on the same day.
Agencies and units involved
- U.S. Border Patrol
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (oversight)
Agents
Related incidents
Sources
- Video evidence documented via screenshots and circulated footage (on file)
- Eyewitness accounts from rapid-response observers
Notes
- The detainees inside the vehicle were visibly restrained at the time of the threats.
- No active arrest or emergency conditions are visible that would justify the display of chemical agents.
- The repetition of aggressive conduct across locations raises concerns about agent behavior during interior enforcement operations.