Several detained in Homeland Security Investigations operation Friday at Elk Grove Village warehouse
Residents and local elected officials said it was unsettling to see a Homeland Security Investigations operation unfold Friday at a warehouse in Elk Grove Village, according to ABC 7 Chicago.
Video from witnesses nearby the facility near Busse Road shows federal agents going into the warehouse — which is operated by Accelerated Global Operations and SpeedX — for an undisclosed operation.
“The manager told me everyone at that location has a worker's permit. To my understanding, everyone who was detained was detained solely based on not having a physical copy of their work permit on their person today,” said Kevin Morrison, Cook County commissioner for the 15th District.
Morrison says he arrived after employees were detained.
He says the manager of Accelerated Global Solutions told him that a few employees were walked out, but witnesses nearby say there were actually more than a dozen people taken into custody.
Elk Grove Village police said HSI told them about 11:30 a.m. that they would be conducting operations at 2701 Busse Road.
“They did not specify the nature of their operations and did not request our assistance,” police said.
The operation ended around 1:50 p.m., police said.