Chicago: Oak Park attorney arrested near school says federal agents pointed gun at him, had 'Chiraq Team 2' group chat
While Scott Sakiyama was being arrested by federal immigration officers outside his child’s Oak Park elementary school this week, he had what he could only describe as an out-of-body experience.
Sakiyama, a 46-year-old U.S. citizen, was accused of “cutting off (an) agent’s vehicle” and “impeding (a) federal officer,” according to a citation he was later issued. Sakiyama, an attorney, told the Tribune these charges are a “complete fabrication” and that he was merely driving behind the vehicle, honking his horn and blowing a whistle to warn neighbors of their presence.
Sakiyama said two agents drew guns on him — steps away from Abraham Lincoln Elementary School — and told him that if he didn’t step out of the car they would break his windows. While a video filmed by a witness doesn’t capture the events leading up to the confrontation, it shows the agents approaching Sakiyama’s vehicle and at least one of them appearing to point a weapon from the passenger side of the car.
He’s then handcuffed and led away. The nearby school went into what it calls a “secure” status.
“I was very much focused on just not moving and not being escalatory in any way,” he said. “So it was kind of like a disembodied but also focused feeling.”
The Department of Homeland Security didn’t respond to requests for comment on the arrest, but officials have previously said violence against agents has increased during its latest immigration enforcement push. Some residents, however, have spoken out on increasingly aggressive tactics used by officers during the crackdown, particularly toward those protesting or filming arrests.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/oak-park-attorney-arrested-near-school-says-federal-agents-pointed-gun-at-him-had-chiraq-team-2-group-chat/
Once Again, it's ICE starting things, not regular folks. Since when is honking your horn "Cutting off an agent's vehicle"?