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Border Patrol Chase in Chicago Ends in Tear Gas as DHS Warns of Bounties on Agents

Crews removed the Broadview ICE fence under a judge’s order reflecting mounting legal limits on the operation.

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Residents and protesters clash with federal agents in the East Side neighborhood on October 14 in Chicago. It was not immediately clear why federal agents were in the area but people on social media reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested an individual and caused a car accident. Last week a Federal judge put in place a temporary order preventing the 500 National Guard troops that were sent to the Chicago and surrounding suburbs to help protect ICE and other federal agents and federal property. President Donald Trumps's administration continues to enforce immigration laws in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs during their "Operation Midway Blitz." (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks as President Donald Trump, from right, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll listen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Overview

  • DHS said a red SUV rammed a Border Patrol vehicle on Chicago’s Southeast Side before agents used a PIT maneuver, arrested two suspects and faced a hostile crowd where tear gas was deployed.
  • Chicago police documented the crash and reported that 13 CPD officers were exposed to chemical agents while supervisors attempted to de‑escalate the scene.
  • Federal officials identified the arrestees as Venezuelan nationals Luis Gerardo Pirela-Ramirez and Yonder Enrique Tenefe-Perez and said the crowd-control response followed assaults on agents.
  • DHS announced it is investigating what it calls credible intelligence of cartel-ordered bounties and rooftop spotter networks targeting ICE and CBP personnel in Chicago.
  • Separately, crews dismantled the security fence around the Broadview ICE facility to comply with a court deadline, as community groups condemned the tear gas use and DHS rejected claims it had kidnapped a U.S. teen detained during the clash.