Daijiworld Media Network - Chicago

Chicago, Nov 9: A man in Chicago fired shots at US Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, though the Chicago Police Department confirmed that no one was injured.

DHS reported that the suspect, driving a black Jeep, remains at large. The Chicago Police said officers responded to reports of gunfire and secured the area. "There are no reports of anyone struck by gunfire," the police added.

The incident occurred amid protests in the Little Village neighborhood following federal immigration raids. A Reuters witness reported police detaining a man after an argument with residents post-raid. DHS said "agitators" also threw paint cans and bricks at Border Patrol vehicles during the operation.

"Over the past two months, we've seen an increase in assaults and obstruction targeting federal law enforcement," DHS stated on X.

Recent raids across Chicago and its suburbs, including one at a daycare earlier this week, have sparked protests and confrontations. On Friday, more than a dozen suburban Chicago mothers were arrested outside an immigration detention facility in Broadview, a hub of public anger over former President Trump’s "Operation Midway Blitz."

The crackdown, which began in September, targets individuals without legal US residency but has led to over 3,000 arrests, including some US citizens and people with no criminal history, according to DHS.