Off-duty ICE agent pleads guilty to throwing protester to ground at Brookfield gas station

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- An U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has pleaded guilty to throwing a protester to the ground during a confrontation in the Chicago area while he was off duty.

The incident happened at a Brookfield gas station on December 27, 2025, records showed.

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The ICE agent, Adam Saracco, was sentenced Wednesday to a year of supervision for a misdemeanor count of battery.

Saracco was also ordered to have no contact with the victim and to pay all fines, fees and costs, officials said.

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"No one is above the law - and that includes ICE agents," Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke said in a statement. "My office is committed to seeking justice on behalf of anyone harmed during Operation Midway Blitz when the evidence and the law allow us to prosecute. This resolution represents an important step for accountability and shows that Cook County will not turn a blind eye to unlawful conduct, no matter who you are."

No further information about the case was available.