A man driving a black Jeep fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Chicago’s Little Village on November 8, 2025, according to the Department of Homeland Security. No injuries were reported, the suspect remains at large, and Chicago police later cleared the scene.
Federal officials said the shooting occurred as agents carried out immigration enforcement in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Little Village, a predominantly Mexican American community. In a statement posted to X, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a man in a black Jeep opened fire at agents and fled. DHS also reported that people threw objects, including a paint can and bricks, at federal vehicles. Chicago police were called to assist and "cleared the scene," DHS said. Local outlets reported no injuries, and authorities have not announced any arrests.
DHS characterized the episode as part of a broader pattern, saying recent operations have seen a rise in assaults and obstruction against federal officers and urging that "the violence must end." The core details of Saturday’s incident—including the location near 26th and Kedzie, the suspect vehicle description, and the absence of injuries—were separately reported by multiple outlets citing DHS and Chicago police.
The shooting came amid weeks of tense immigration enforcement activity around Chicago. Last month, in an unrelated incident in the Brighton Park area, DHS said agents were rammed and boxed in by multiple vehicles before shots were fired; a woman, Marimar Martinez, was later charged with assaulting a federal employee and pleaded not guilty, according to court coverage. Community leaders and some local officials have alleged excessive force in several encounters; in parallel litigation, a federal judge has temporarily restricted certain crowd-control tactics by federal agents while ordering additional oversight in Chicago.
Illinois law limits local participation in civil immigration enforcement, and Chicago’s Welcoming City ordinance bars city agencies—including police—from assisting in civil immigration operations except under narrow circumstances defined by law. Against that backdrop, Mayor Brandon Johnson in October signed an order establishing so‑called “ICE‑free zones,” saying, "That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids." Around the same time, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sharply criticized federal tactics; at a late‑September news conference he said agents were "acting like jackbooted thugs" and accused the administration of "causing chaos and mayhem" as a pretext for deploying troops. Federal officials have defended their actions as lawful and necessary for officer and public safety.
As of Saturday night, authorities said the shooter and vehicle remained at large. The investigation is ongoing.
