A manager at the Laugh Factory in Chicago was arrested for allegedly obstructing a federal immigration operation — but his mother claimed agents “kidnapped” him before her eyes.

The Chicago Police Department said they responded to a call of a battery in progress outside the club at around 9:20 a.m. Friday, when they found federal agents involved in a physical altercation with two individuals, NBC Chicago reported.

A viral video of the encounter shows federal agents taking night manager Nathan Griffin to the ground and placing him under arrest as onlookers scream at the agents to stop during the chaotic scene.

Laugh Factory Chicago’s night manager, Nathan Griffin, was arrested outside the club on Friday morning. GoFundMe / Tom Pinney and Elaine Plybon

The video shows the manager, a

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