ICE Agent Pleads Guilty In Battery Of Activist Near Chicago
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Adam Saracco pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery in Cook County on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, stemming from an off-duty confrontation near Chicago.[1]
He was sentenced to 12 months of court supervision and ordered to have no contact with the activist, Robert Held.[1] Cook County State's Attorney said the prosecution was part of accountability efforts tied to Operation Midway Blitz.[1]
In December 2025, at a Brookfield, Illinois gas station, Saracco seized Held's phone and threw him to the ground while off duty.[1]
The guilty plea closes the local criminal case against Saracco and resolves allegations that had drawn public and official scrutiny.
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- On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, ICE agent Adam Saracco pleaded guilty in Cook County, Illinois to misdemeanor battery.
- The charge stemmed from a December 2025 incident at a Brookfield, Illinois gas station where Saracco took activist Robert Held's phone and threw him to the ground while off duty.
- Saracco was sentenced to 12 months of supervision and ordered to avoid contact with Held; the State's Attorney framed the case as part of broader accountability for misconduct during Operation Midway Blitz.
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August 13, 2026