ICE arrests Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez on Dec. 8, 2025 after vehicle-ramming incident

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Official ICE/court/booking records or DHS documentation corroborate that ICE arrested Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez on December 8, 2025 and that the arrest followed the described vehicle-ramming/resistance incident.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a release saying activists and others obstructed federal agents attempting to arrest alleged violent offenders, including child rapists, sex offenders, gang members, and other criminals. DHS and ICE describe multiple incidents across several states where agitators, apartment managers, a local judge, and organized networks interfered with arrests, but ICE reports it ultimately apprehended and removed those individuals.

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DHS posted a press release dated Dec. 8, 2025 saying ICE arrested Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez and alleging he rammed an officer’s vehicle and that a crowd threw objects. However, the Elgin Police Department’s preliminary statement and contemporaneous local reporting (Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald) document the hours‑long vehicle stop/standoff and arrest as occurring on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, and note that the ramming allegation is disputed by the man’s attorney and family. Verdict: False — the arrest took place on Dec. 6, 2025 (DHS’s statement is dated Dec. 8), so the claim’s date is incorrect; the vehicle‑ramming and crowd‑interference details reflect DHS’s account but are contested by other sources.

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Update · Feb 07, 2026, 12:35 AMFalse
DHS posted a press release dated Dec. 8, 2025 saying ICE arrested Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez and alleging he rammed an officer’s vehicle and that a crowd threw objects. However, the Elgin Police Department’s preliminary statement and contemporaneous local reporting (Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald) document the hours‑long vehicle stop/standoff and arrest as occurring on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, and note that the ramming allegation is disputed by the man’s attorney and family. Verdict: False — the arrest took place on Dec. 6, 2025 (DHS’s statement is dated Dec. 8), so the claim’s date is incorrect; the vehicle‑ramming and crowd‑interference details reflect DHS’s account but are contested by other sources.
Update · Feb 06, 2026, 10:49 PMTrue
DHS and multiple reputable local outlets report that ICE arrested Luis Jesus Acosta Gutierrez following a vehicle stop on Dec. 6–8, 2025 (DHS dated Dec. 8, 2025) during which DHS alleges he rammed an ICE vehicle into a tree, fled, barricaded himself in an apartment and a crowd formed that interfered with the operation. The Department of Homeland Security’s press statement and contemporaneous reporting by Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and local outlets corroborate the core claims (date of DHS release Dec. 8, 2025; incident occurred Dec. 6, 2025 with DHS identifying the arrest on Dec. 8). Verdict: True — official DHS statement and multiple local news reports confirm ICE arrested Acosta Gutierrez after an alleged vehicle ramming and a crowd that confronted agents during the arrest operation.
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