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A Palatine police officer told a crowd gathering around an immigration arrest to back up — then as people watched, the officer knelt down and secured the hand of a man agents were in the process of detaining, according to body camera video obtained by the Tribune.

The video, released in a Freedom of Information Act request, sheds new light on the controversial detention that unfolded last month in a parking lot in the northwest suburb, which prompted civilians to question whether the officer’s conduct violated the Illinois TRUST Act in a protest outside police headquarters. The law, passed in 2017, prohibits local law enforcement from participating in civil immigration enforcement but allows them to maintain order.

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