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Daniel G. and David E.: U.S. citizen cemetery workers pepper-sprayed, arrested by ICE while helping man

Daniel Greer and David Eichler, cemetery workers, say they were pepper-sprayed and tackled by ICE agents while trying to help a man struggling in the Des Plaines River.

Oct 8, 2025Forest Park, IL

Daniel G. and David E.: U.S. citizen cemetery workers pepper-sprayed, arrested by ICE while helping man
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Daniel Greer and David Eichler, U.S. citizen cemetery workers at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, say they were pepper-sprayed and arrested by ICE agents on Tuesday afternoon while attempting to help an unidentified man struggling in the Des Plaines River. According to the workers, ICE agents breached the cemetery gate onto private property, immediately pepper-sprayed them with guns drawn, and tackled them to the ground after they questioned the agents' authority and noted the man was on the riverbank outside the cemetery property.

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