Nathan Ryan
Role at the time: Sanctuary Evanston advocate interviewed by ABC7 Chicago
Condemned
Statement summary
Ryan criticized the force and warned against allowing it to go without accountability.
“federal agents beating up people on the street without repercussions”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Police investigating after federal agents detain wrong man in EvanstonOlivares interview following the description of his phone recording; Nathan Ryan interview near article end
ABC7 directly quotes Olivares’s impression of an apparent strike and Ryan’s criticism of federal agents’ conduct. The strike remains an attributed allegation.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the agents’ force during the mistaken detention, Ryan condemns the conduct and the prospect of impunity. His criticism addresses the treatment itself, not only the need for an investigation.