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Authorities responded to calls of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration enforcement operations on Saturday chicago Officials said this drew residents to protest in the streets.
According to police, there is no news of any casualty in the firing. Department of Homeland Security A statement on the social platform X said the shots were fired by a man in a black jeep who was aiming at the agents.
According to DHS, the suspect and vehicle have not been located.
Tensions run high as federal enforcement becomes increasingly aggressive, with an immigration crackdown underway for nearly two months chicago Named Operation Midway Blitz.
Some residents have protested, at times chasing and confronting heavily armed agents.
A federal judge this week issued a sweeping injunction restricting agents’ use of force after granting the top order border Patrol The officer repeatedly lied about the threat posed by protesters.
saturday’s border Patrol The operation in Little Village, a largely Mexican neighborhood, attracted protesters who blew whistles, honked car horns and yelled at the agents to leave.
Some people confronted police officers whom they saw as helping federal agents.
A police vehicle’s rear light was broken and its windshield was damaged. DHS said some protesters threw paint cans and bricks at agents’ vehicles.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to a request for comment.