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Nurse charged with helping injured Mexican man escape ICE custody at Michigan hospital

Sep 29, 2026·Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Country of origin: Mexico

Nurse charged with helping injured Mexican man escape ICE custody at Michigan hospital
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A man identified by the initials OBP, a Mexican citizen previously removed from the U.S. in 2022, was approached by Border Patrol agents near Washtenaw Avenue and Pittsfield Boulevard in Ann Arbor on the night of May 28. He fled, tripped, and struck his face on the pavement, sustaining cuts and a contusion, and was taken to Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital for treatment while remaining in custody. Nurse Chloe Renae Freeman, 33, has been criminally charged with helping him escape after allegedly directing staff to keep him in a CT scan room, removing his IV, and guiding him out through the ambulance bay doors. Freeman told investigators she disagreed with ICE's practice of separating families and acknowledged the man could have died from his untreated injuries. He has not been located since his disappearance.

Timeline

Sep 29, 2026—Freeman charged with assisting his escape; man remains missing
May 28, 2026—Man identified as OBP fled Border Patrol agents in Ann Arbor, was injured, and taken into custody for hospital treatment
May 28, 2026—Nurse Chloe Renae Freeman allegedly helped him escape from the hospital's ambulance bay
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