DHS details arrests in suburban Chicago after violent incidents targeting federal immigration agents

Officials reveal new details after violent ICE raids across Chicago

Homeland Security says agents were attacked and threatened during "Operation Midway Blitz," which led to multiple arrests across Chicago. The update comes as city and federal leaders clash over immigration enforcement.

CICERO, Ill. - Federal authorities say they arrested six U.S. citizens and three undocumented immigrants Wednesday during a series of violent incidents targeting Border Patrol agents in suburban Chicago.

What we know:

The arrests came as officers carried out immigration enforcement operations as part of Operation Midway Blitz. 

In Cicero, agents reported multiple confrontations, including one incident at 26th Street and Ogden Avenue where a pickup truck allegedly attempted to ram a Border Patrol vehicle. The truck also struck another civilian car before the driver was taken into custody. No injuries were reported.

Other incidents across the suburbs included drivers tailing or blocking federal vehicles, ignoring commands from officers, and in one case, threatening to assassinate a law enforcement official.

Authorities said one driver in Glendale Heights reversed into a government vehicle, striking an agent’s knee while fleeing, before three undocumented immigrants were taken into ICE custody.

Police: Driver tried hitting CBP agents' car

A driver is in federal custody tonight, after police say they tried crashing into a car carrying federal immigration agents in Cicero.

What they're saying:

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the arrests came amid a surge in assaults against agents. 

"While conducting immigration enforcement operations in Cicero and Glendale Heights, agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, fled scenes, injured agents, and caused multiple accidents across town—putting law enforcement and the public in danger," McLaughlin said.

In total, six U.S. citizens were charged with impeding operations or threatening officers, and three undocumented immigrants were placed into removal proceedings.