A West Side alderperson was briefly detained Friday by federal immigration authorities at a Humboldt Park hospital after she questioned if the officers had a judicial warrant for arresting a man they were holding at the facility.

Video shows Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) asking two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers if they have a signed judicial warrant for a 37-year-old man they detained earlier and was holding at Humboldt Park Health because the man broke his leg while being chased by ICE officers.

One officer is seen forcefully grabbing Fuentes’ arms and placing them behind her back before handcuffing her.

“We do not need a warrant,” both officers say in the video as they hold Fuentes, who repeatedly asks them if they have a signed warrant.

The officers escorted Fuentes

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