A man fired shots at US Border Patrol agents during a Chicago immigration enforcement operation, with no injuries reported according to police
CHICAGO: A man fired shots at US Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago on Saturday.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the shooting occurred during protests in the Little Village neighborhood following federal immigration raids.
Chicago Police Department officers responded to the scene and secured the area but found no one injured by gunfire.
“There are no reports of anyone struck by gunfire,” the Chicago Police said in a statement.
DHS said the suspect, who was driving a black Jeep, remained at large following the incident.
The department also reported that “agitators” threw a paint can and bricks at Border Patrol vehicles during operations.
A Reuters witness saw police detaining a man during an argument with residents after an immigration raid.
“Over the past two months, we’ve seen an increase in assaults and obstruction targeting federal law enforcement,” DHS said in a statement posted on X.
The immigration crackdown in Chicago, dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz,” began in September with the stated purpose of pursuing dangerous criminals without legal US residency.
The operation has resulted in more than 3,000 arrests, including US citizens and people with no criminal history.
Recent raids across Chicago and surrounding suburbs, including one at a daycare center this week, have sparked protests and violent arrests.
More than a dozen suburban Chicago mothers were arrested on Friday outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, a suburb west of Chicago that has become a flashpoint for anger around the immigration enforcement actions. – Reuters
