Federal Agent Punches Handcuffed Man Multiple Times in the Face, on Video

We reached out for comment … and, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed these agents were engaged in operations in Skokie and Evanston, which resulted in the arrest of “five illegal aliens from Mexico, whose criminal histories include criminal trespass and multiple illegal entries into the country.”

During the course of the operation, DHS claims agents were being “aggressively tailgated” by a red car — which allegedly crashed into an officer’s vehicle while they attempted to make a U-turn. In the background of the clip, you can see the front of a red car touching the back of a border patrol vehicle.

The DHS spokesperson says a crowd of hostile individuals crowded around the scene and began verbally abusing and even spitting on officers … which is why officers apparently deployed pepper spray.

Agents arrested three United States citizens because of their “violence against law enforcement” in the incident. The DHS spokesperson says such obstructions have become common in recent days.