Tensions were high as video showed ICE agents carrying out an enforcement operation clashing with demonstrators in Chicago Wednesday, but what exactly happened during the chaotic scene?

Several arrests were made at the location, a scene that has been criticized by a number of city leaders.

Here's a look at what we know about the situation that unfolded in the Motor Row District on Wednesday night.

Who was taken into custody by ICE and why?

According to a statement from ICE, those arrested had “final orders of removal” signed by a judge.

“Those arrested had executable final orders of removal by an immigration judge, and had not complied with that order,” ICE said in the statement.

According to ICE, those taken into custody were part of the agency’s “Alternatives to Detention” pr

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