A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is pictured during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago on Jan. 26. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The video has since gone viral and sparked significant controversy. Some people online have even claimed that the agent who smashed the window is a far-right militia member named Lewis Arthur.
A spokesperson for ICE told Fox News Digital that Francisco-Mendez "refused to comply with officers’ instructions and resisted apprehension" and that the agent’s actions were in line with training on applying the minimum amount of force needed.
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ICE agents knock on the door of a residence during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago on Jan. 26. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"ICE vehemently denies the lies that are being spread on social media," the spokesperson said, noting that "our ICE officers are facing a 300% increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations."
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Regarding the detained migrant, ICE said Francisco-Mendez is in the country illegally despite reporting that he is a legal asylum seeker.
Francisco-Mendez has now been served with a notice to appear before a Justice Department immigration judge.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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