A man was shot and killed by an agent of the US Immigration and Customs Encarcement (ICE) on Friday (12) during a vehicle approach in the Chicago area after dragging the agent while trying to flee in his car, officials.
The policeman suffered multiple injuries and is in a stable condition, according to the Department of Internal Security (DHS), who added that the dead man was in the country illegally and resisted prison. The incident threatens to increase tensions between the Trump administration and the state’s democratic leadership, which have diverged on the application of the immigration law and security issues.
“He followed his training, used appropriate strength and applied the law correctly to protect the public and security forces,” assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin on the shooting, which federal authorities said they occurred in Chicago. The FBI reported that the incident took place in Franklin Park, a Chicago suburb near O’Hare International Airport.
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President Donald Trump has often attacked Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois governor JB Pritzker, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2028. Trump, who placed the Washington DC Department under federal control and ordered about 2,000 national guard troops to patrol the country’s capital, threatened Chicago to combat crime and the crime. reinforce its repression of immigration.
DHS announced this month the launch of Operation Midway Blitz, aiming to aim at “illegal criminal immigrants” in Chicago and Illinois.
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