FROM CBS NEWS: A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said the border patrol agents were “conducting immigration enforcement operations” near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue when a man driving a black Jeep fired shots.
DHS also said people nearby threw a paint can and bricks at the agents’ vehicles.
The Chicago Police Department responded to the scene, but they did not provide further details.
FOX 32 Chicago reported that a flash bang was deployed and that crowds were surrounding federal agents for multiple blocks.
DHS reports that the shooter is still at large.
At least one person was detained, according to the Fox 32.
City Alderman Michael Rodriguez posted a video to Facebook accusing the agents of “causing all sorts of mayhem.”
“They’re doing things that are unconstitutional, that are illegal,” Rodriguez said. “They are causing fear and mayhem in our communities and that’s unacceptable.”
CBS News notes that Saturday marks two months since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area, an immigration enforcement effort resulting in at least 3,000 arrests, DHS said.
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