During an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday, a man suddenly opened fire on U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said, though the Chicago Police Department said it did not find anyone injured. Reuters I mentioned.
The Department of Homeland Security statement added that the suspect, who was driving a black Jeep, is still at large. The Chicago Police Department said officers responded to a shooting in the area and secured the area with a cordon, and reported that no one was injured in the shooting.
“There have been no reports of anyone being injured by gunfire,” Chicago Police said in a statement. Following immigration raids in Little Village, a Chicago neighborhood, protests began on Saturday and a shooting of immigration officers was reported. A Reuters A report citing a witness said that police arrested a person after an altercation with residents during an immigration raid.
Today, the U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, when an unidentified man driving a black Jeep opened fire on agents and fled the scene. An unknown number of rioters also threw a can of paint and…
– Homeland Security (DHSgov) November 8, 2025
During the immigration raid, “agitators” threw paint cans and bricks at Border Patrol vehicles on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said. “Today, US Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations near 26th Street and Kedzie Street in Chicago, Illinois, when an unidentified male driving a black Jeep opened fire on agents and fled the scene,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X.
Immigration raids across Chicago and surrounding areas, including at a day care center this week, have called for violent protests and arrests. A Reuters More than a dozen Chicago mothers were arrested outside the Broadview Immigration Detention Center on Friday, the report said.
The Trump administration’s anti-immigration crackdown began in September in Chicago, and the Department of Homeland Security said it led to the arrests of more than 3,000 people. The arrests reportedly included US citizens and those with no criminal history.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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