In an incident that has sparked outrage, three masked agents questioned an Indian-origin employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) about his immigration status while working on a road project in the state.

The agents also asked if he knew Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City.

The incident has raised questions about racial profiling and the targeting of US citizens based on ethnicity.

According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the man, an Indian-American and a US citizen, was working on the Busse Highway resurfacing project when the agents approached and questioned him about his background and any links to New York. The episode took place amid heightened federal immigration activity in the Chicago area.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied that th

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