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DHS says agents were shot at amid chaotic day of immigration enforcement operations in Chicago area
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The shooting took place in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood Saturday morning, according to DHS. A male driving a “black Jeep” opened fire at Border Patrol agents, then fled the scene, said the agency. A suspect from Mexico was arrested in connection with the shooting, DHS said in a post on X Monday.
DHS has framed the incidents as part of a series of attacks they say target federal agents. “The violence in Chicago against law enforcement is unprecedented,” said Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement shared with CNN. “These attacks are the consequence of vitriolic smears from sanctuary politicians and the media.”
But immigrant advocates, local politicians, and legal groups said it is federal agents who are driving violence and chaos against angry but peaceful protesters and bystanders.
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Several DHS statements about its immigration crackdown in Chicago — “Operation Midway Blitz” — have later been contradicted by local officials, a civil rights attorney and a legal filing, fueling mounting skepticism of the agency’s claims. In Friday’s ruling, a federal judge said Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino “admitted that he lied” when he claimed he threw tear gas at protesters after a rock was thrown near his head, and said video disproved his account.
DHS has framed the incidents as part of a series of attacks they say target federal agents. “The violence in Chicago against law enforcement is unprecedented,” said Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement shared with CNN. “These attacks are the consequence of vitriolic smears from sanctuary politicians and the media.”
But immigrant advocates, local politicians, and legal groups said it is federal agents who are driving violence and chaos against angry but peaceful protesters and bystanders.
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Several DHS statements about its immigration crackdown in Chicago — “Operation Midway Blitz” — have later been contradicted by local officials, a civil rights attorney and a legal filing, fueling mounting skepticism of the agency’s claims. In Friday’s ruling, a federal judge said Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino “admitted that he lied” when he claimed he threw tear gas at protesters after a rock was thrown near his head, and said video disproved his account.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dhs-says-agents-were-shot-at-amid-chaotic-day-of-immigration-enforcement-operations-in-chicago-area/ar-AA1QaAkX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=a8dde037e6814597d89473648969c155&ei=17
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It's not like DHS would lie about things like this, now would they?
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