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Tear Gas Follows Border Patrol Chase in Chicago as DHS Announces Probe Into Alleged Bounties

Mounting challenges to Operation Midway Blitz reflect deepening rifts over enforcement tactics.

Overview

  • DHS says two Venezuelan nationals were arrested after a red SUV rammed a Border Patrol vehicle and was stopped using a PIT maneuver on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
  • Chicago police report that objects were thrown at agents before federal officers deployed tear gas, and say 13 CPD members were exposed to the chemical agent.
  • Community members say U.S. teenagers were detained and later released; DHS denies kidnapping claims and says a teen admitted throwing eggs at an officer.
  • WGN employee Debbie Brockman was held about seven hours and released without charges, and her attorneys plan legal action while DHS maintains she threw objects at agents.
  • DHS says it is investigating alleged cartel-backed bounties and rooftop spotter networks targeting ICE and CBP personnel in Chicago during ongoing enforcement operations.