Tag Archives: agents

Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side

Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side

U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday on the Southwest Side, marking the second shooting involving federal agents in Chicago since President Donald Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month. Following the late-morning incident in Brighton Park, an angry crowd gathered. About 100 protesters were met with pepper balls and tear gas deployed by …

Read More »

Federal agents use tear gas, make arrests as Portland ICE protest swells into the hundreds

Federal agents use tear gas, make arrests as Portland ICE protest swells into the hundreds

About 400 people marched from a park in South Portland to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building to protest the possibility of National Guard troops being deployed in the city. Federal agents used chemical crowd control measures and arrested at least six people as the protesters reached the facility located in a residential neighborhood just two blocks away from …

Read More »

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel – Reuters

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel  Reuters Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side  WBEZ Chicago Chicago woman shot by ICE after convoy rams officers  The Telegraph DHS says ICE agents in Chicago suburb ‘boxed in by 10 cars’ as tensions escalate  Fox News Woman shot by agents in Brighton Park after …

Read More »

ICE agents, protesters clash in Chicago; state warns against Guard deployment – The Washington Post

ICE agents, protesters clash in Chicago; state warns against Guard deployment  The Washington Post Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side  WBEZ Chicago Chicago woman shot by ICE after convoy rams officers  The Telegraph DHS says ICE agents in Chicago suburb ‘boxed in by 10 cars’ as tensions escalate  Fox News Woman shot by agents in Brighton Park …

Read More »

Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side

Federal agents shoot woman they say ‘boxed in’ authorities on Chicago’s Southwest Side

U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago’s Southwest Side, marking the second shooting since President Donald Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said the shooting erupted after patrolling agents were “rammed by 10 cars” and “boxed in.” Agents then fired …

Read More »

FBI agents are resisting Director Kash Patel’s political agenda

FBI agents are resisting Director Kash Patel’s political agenda

Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the presidency and the FBI. In response, Congress enacted reforms designed …

Read More »

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

CHICAGO — Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park-area Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) as she confronted them Friday at Humboldt Park Hospital. Agents handcuffed Fuentes, forced her out of the hospital and threatened her with arrest, Fuentes told a Block Club reporter. The agents appeared to be with ICE, she said. “It shows just how much this is escalating,” said Fuentes, who …

Read More »

Federal Agents Again Attack Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility

Federal Agents Again Attack Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility

This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. BROADVIEW — Federal agents led by border patrol Chief Greg Bovino attacked protesters Friday morning outside the suburban Broadview ICE facility. At one point, a Block Club reporter saw an agent put his hands on …

Read More »

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the presidency and the FBI. In response, Congress enacted reforms designed …

Read More »