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High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side
Federal agents pursued a red SUV leading to a crash and tear gas use after objects were thrown at agents, with at least three arrests during the incident, police said.
- A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents ended in an arrest on Chicago’s South Side, where protesters gathered before agents used tear gas to disperse them.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the use of tear gas, stating that protesters were treated 'abominable' while peacefully expressing themselves.
- Thirteen Chicago police officers were exposed to tear gas during the incident, according to the Chicago police agency.
- In Springfield, immigration activists called for expanding 'sanctuary city' protections under Illinois' Trust Act, which limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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Tear gas released on Chicago crowd as Border Patrol describes chase, crash and arrests
Days after a federal judge issued an order aimed at reining in federal immigration agents’ use of chemicals on protesters, immigration agents used tear gas Tuesday to disperse what a spokesman described as a “hostile” crowd on Chicago’s Southeast Side
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Omaha World-HeraldBorder Patrol agents make arrest after chase
CHICAGO — A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents led to the pursued person's arrest Tuesday afternoon on Chicago 's South Side, authorities said, and footage from the scene shows protesters gathering before agents deployed tear gas to disperse them.
Chase involving federal agents ends in crash, sparks tense standoff with Chicago residents
A US border patrol chase sparked by a suspected illegal immigrant ramming into a federal patrol car ended in a crash -- sparking a tense standoff between residents and law enforcement in Chicago Tuesday, according to reports and authorities.
Federal Agents Cause Crash, Tear Gas Protesters On Southeast Side Street
EAST SIDE — Federal agents were seen chasing and arresting people around the Southeast Side in at least four separate incidents Tuesday, one of which resulted in a car crash that sent at least one man to the hospital. Residents in South Chicago and East Side were stopped or detained in the four incidents Tuesday morning and afternoon, according to residents, local activists and a nationwide map tracking reports of ICE activity. In one incident T…
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