An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested after he allegedly opened fire at Border Patrol agents during a weekend raid in Chicago — which also saw protesters lobbing bricks at the feds.
The man, who was not identified, allegedly drove up alongside agents during an immigration raid in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and fired a few rounds before speeding off in a Jeep.
At the same time, a swarm of protesters was trying to physically block authorities, with some chucking bricks and a bucket of paint at their vehicles.
No injuries were reported as cops pivoted to track down the gunman.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that it had taken the “criminal illegal alien from Mexico” into custody on Monday, and revealed he had prior convictions for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon or vehicle, felony possession of a weapon and illegal entry, on X.
“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of violence and obstruction. Over the past two months, we’ve seen an increase in assaults and obstruction targeting federal law enforcement during operations. These confrontations highlight the dangers our agents face daily and the escalating aggression toward law enforcement,” DHS wrote.
The agency added that the man was “marked as a violator of the Laken Riley Act, pending charges relating to assaulting officers.”
The Laken Riley Act was ratified in January 2025 and specifically permits DHS to take “certain non-U.S. nationals” into custody if they have prior arrests or convictions for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting, according to the bill.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down and pinned blame on Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who previously likened Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations in Chicago to World War II-era raids in Nazi Germany.
“[Gov. JB Pritzker] is protecting violent criminal illegal aliens who want American law enforcement officers dead. This is a battle between law and order, good and evil—and we will prevail,” Noem wrote on X.
In late October, DHS announced that ICE officers face an 8,000% increase in death threats, but Noem asserted that the intimidation would “not stop us or slow us down.”
The updated statistics were announced shortly after the Chicago-based gang Latin Kings was accused of placing a $10,000 bounty on Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino’s head. A ranking member of the gang was later arrested in connection with the threat.
