A Monday Facebook video showed an attempted arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Gary.

The arrest attempt occurred at a CITGO gas station on Grand Boulevard in the city’s Miller neighborhood.

The individual involved and gas station management declined to comment Tuesday. ICE and the city of Gary both did not immediately respond to a request for comment, including about whether city officials assisted federal agents.

Gary City Hall was closed Tuesday for Veterans Day, according to the city’s Facebook page.

Officials have said that “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs also includes Lake County, Indiana, and federal agents have made their presence known on numerous occasions here, particularly in Gary, East Chicago and Hammond.

The Facebook video

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