Joe Botello was startled awake early Tuesday morning when federal immigration agents broke through the door to his suburban Elgin home.

Botello, 37, was led out of the home in the 900 block of Chippewa Drive in handcuffs. The entire street was blocked off by armed ICE agents wearing fatigues and using military vehicles.

Neighbors were rattled as helicopters, bright lights and smoke bombs were used in the raid that ended with the arrest of Botello and his roommates.

ICE agents busted through Botello’s front door just before 5:30 a.m., and he and his roommates were led out in handcuffs, placed into vehicles and questioned about their immigration status.

“I told them I was a U.S. citizen, that my ID was in my wallet,” said Botello, who was born in Texas.

Botello said he and one of his ro

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